Injury grade is a predictor of aortic-related death among patients with blunt thoracic aortic injury Gerald R. Fortuna, MD, Alexa Perlick, BS, Joseph J. DuBose, MD, Samuel S. Leake, BS, Kristofer M. Charlton-Ouw, MD, Charles C. Miller, PhD, Anthony L. Estrera, MD, Ali Azizzadeh, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 63, Issue 5, Pages 1225-1231 (May 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2015.11.046 Copyright © 2016 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Classification of traumatic aortic injury. Adapted with permission from the Journal of Vascular Surgery, Vol 49, Azizzadeh A, et al, Blunt traumatic aortic injury: initial experience with endovascular repair, pages 1403-1408. Copyright Society for Vascular Surgery, 2009. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2016 63, 1225-1231DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2015.11.046) Copyright © 2016 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Image of a grade (G) IV blunt thoracic aortic injury (BTAI). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2016 63, 1225-1231DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2015.11.046) Copyright © 2016 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Blunt thoracic aortic injury (BTAI) treatment type over time at the University of Texas Houston. TEVAR, Thoracic endovascular aortic repair. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2016 63, 1225-1231DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2015.11.046) Copyright © 2016 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Flow chart shows demographics, treatment, and outcomes of blunt thoracic aortic injury (BTAI). CT, Computed tomography; LSAC, left subclavian artery coverage; SVS, Society for Vascular Surgery; TBI, traumatic brain injury; TEVAR, thoracic endovascular aortic repair. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2016 63, 1225-1231DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2015.11.046) Copyright © 2016 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions