Clinical evaluation of bare metal stent-assisted endovascular repair in upper extremity arterial trauma

Table 1 Location of arterial injuries, arterial injuries, with associated injuries to the nerves, to the brachial plexus and fractures and/or luxations, n (%)

Location (artery)	Overall injuries (n)	Nerve lesion	Injury to brachial plexus	Orthopedic lesion	Nerve or orthopedic lesion
Subclavian	9	4 (44)	4 (44)	7 (78)	7 (78)
Axillary	18	12 (67)	10 (56)	14 (78)	18 (100)
Brachial	40	11 (28)	2 (5)	24 (60)	31 (78)
Radial	8	2 (25)	0	3 (38)	4 (50)
Ulnar	4	0	0	2 (50)	2 (50)
Total	79	29 (39)	16 (21)	50 (68)	62 (84)

Table 2 Location of arterial injuries, injuries and type of arterial repair performed, n (%)

Location (artery)	Overall injuries (n)	EEA	Patch angioplasty	Interposition graft	BMSG
Subclavian	9	1 (11.1)	0	3 (33.3)	5 (55.5)
Axillary	18	6 (33.3)	2 (11.1)	6 (33.3)	4 (22.2)
Brachial	40	11 (27.5)	4 (8.3)	19 (47.5)	6 (15)
Radial	8	2 (25.0)	0	6 (75.0)	0
Ulnar	4	0	1 (25)	3 (75.0)	0
Total	79	20 (25.3)	7 (8.9)	37 (46.8)	15 (19.0)

EEA: End-to-end anastomosis; BMSG: Bare metal stent graft.

Table 3 Comparison of outcome between non-bare metal stent graft group and bare metal stent graft group, n (%)

Outcomes	Non-BMSG (n = 41)	BMSG (n = 13)	P value
Amputation rate			< 0.001
Limb salvage	36 (87.8)	12 (92.3)
Amputation	5 (12.2)	1 (7.7)
DASH score (IQR)	3.8 (0.8-22.6)	0.5 (0.0-3.1)	0.03
Long term patency	40 (97.6)	13 (100.0)	0.02

BMSG: Bare metal stent graft; DASH: Disabilities of arm, shoulder, and hand; IQR: Interquartile range.