Challenges encountered and lessons learnt from venous injuries at Sri Lankan combat theatres

Conclusions In an ideal setting, venous injuries should be repaired when possible and tolerated by the patient in order to ameliorate the risk of thrombotic and infectious complications. An aggressive use of shunting, fasciotomies and venous repair in wartime limb injuries at echelon structured care may prevent preventable limb loss in these challenging case scenarios.
Source: Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps - Category: Journals (General) Authors: Tags: Original article Source Type: research