Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare (Aug 2018)

Multidisciplinary team approach in the management of popliteal artery injury

  • Cooper N,
  • Roshdy M,
  • Sciarretta JD,
  • Kaufmann C,
  • Duncan S,
  • Davis J,
  • Macedo FI

Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 11
pp. 399 – 403

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Neal Cooper,1 Mazen Roshdy,1 Jason D Sciarretta,1 Christoph Kaufmann,1 Scott Duncan,1 John Davis,1 Francisco Igor Macedo2 1Department of Surgery, Grand Strand Health, Myrtle Beach, SC, USA; 2Dewitt-Daughtry Department of Surgery, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA Abstract: Popliteal artery injuries (PAIs) remain a challenging entity and carry the greatest risk of limb loss among traumatic lower extremity vascular injuries. Operative management of traumatic popliteal vascular injuries continues to evolve. Improved diagnostic imaging and the introduction of endovascular techniques offered alternative modalities to traditional surgical management. Despite major efforts in establishing protocols and guidelines in the management of vascular trauma, optimal strategies of traumatic PAIs are still under investigation. Herein, we discussed the role of multidisciplinary team, involving trauma and endovascular surgeons, emergency department personnel, and interventional radiologists in the management of complex PAIs. Keywords: multidisciplinary, popliteal artery injury, trauma

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