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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1979-7-25
pubmed:abstractText
From the files of an insurance company and from a number of our own files as expert medical witness to the court we have been able to collect 125 cases of malpractice suits following a iatrogenic vascular injury. An analytic study has revealed the following: --12 vascular injuries occurred after stripping of varicose veins of the lower extremities; --4 accidents occurred during arterial surgery; --35 lesions followed orthopedic surgery; and --2 general surgery. Besides these 53 injuries following surgical procedures, 72 injuries are described following non-surgical diagnostic or therapeutic procedures: --sclerotherapy of varicose veins or angiomas: 34 cases; --injection of anesthesic agents: 20 cases; --injections, infusions, catheterisms: 16 cases; and --endoscopic procedures: 2 cases. Vascular risk exists in almost all medico-surgical procedures and requires constant and careful attention since professional responsibility is easily involved. Early recognition and early correction of the vascular lesion reduce the incidence and the gravity of the complications.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0021-9509
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
169-76
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:438287-Anesthetics, pubmed-meshheading:438287-Bandages, pubmed-meshheading:438287-Blood Vessels, pubmed-meshheading:438287-Casts, Surgical, pubmed-meshheading:438287-Catheterization, pubmed-meshheading:438287-Dislocations, pubmed-meshheading:438287-Endoscopy, pubmed-meshheading:438287-Fractures, Bone, pubmed-meshheading:438287-France, pubmed-meshheading:438287-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:438287-Iatrogenic Disease, pubmed-meshheading:438287-Infusions, Intra-Arterial, pubmed-meshheading:438287-Infusions, Parenteral, pubmed-meshheading:438287-Injections, Intra-Arterial, pubmed-meshheading:438287-Ischemia, pubmed-meshheading:438287-Punctures, pubmed-meshheading:438287-Sclerosing Solutions, pubmed-meshheading:438287-Varicose Veins, pubmed-meshheading:438287-Vascular Surgical Procedures
pubmed:articleTitle
Iatrogenic vascular injuries. A review of 125 cases (excluding angiographic injuries).
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article