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The Evolution of Management Strategies for Blunt Aortic Injury

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Blunt traumatic aortic injury is a leading cause of death after blunt trauma. Changes in the treatment of this potentially lethal condition include advances in diagnostic capabilities, with improved CT scanners and the development of improved surgical techniques. A wide spectrum of aortic injury can now be appreciated and such injury stratification identifies patients suitable for medical management alone, delayed surgical repair, or emergent surgical intervention. Finally, the development of endovascular technology has fundamentally changed the surgical repairs that can be successfully utilized in this challenging patient population.

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  1. R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Joseph Rabin

  2. Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Donald G. Harris, Charles Drucker, Abhishek Bhardwaj & Robert S. Crawford

  3. University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Angelina June

  4. Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Bradley S. Taylor & Bartley P. Griffith

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Rabin, J., Harris, D.G., Drucker, C. et al. The Evolution of Management Strategies for Blunt Aortic Injury. Curr Surg Rep 4, 3 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40137-015-0124-z

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