Upper extremity vascular injuries: Etiology, management and outcome

Table 1 Demographics and type of injury

Patients, n = 115	Penetrating, n = 83	High energy, n = 17	Heavy machinery, n = 14	Iatrogenic, n = 1
Mean age: 33.7 (yr)	35	33	32	40
Male: 96 (83.5%)	71	13	11	1
Female: 19 (16.5%)	12	4	3	-
Mean length of hospitalization (days): 6	3	9	8	3

Table 2 Arterial injuries and management

Patients (with 134 arterial injuries), n = 115	Axillary	Brachial	Radial	Ulnar	Radial and ulnar
End to end anastomoses (fasciotomies)	4 (3)	8 (5)	35	27	24 (of both) (10)
Ligation	-	-	7	4	4 (1 of 2)
By pass venous grafting (fasciotomies)	3 (1)	6 (3)	1	3	4 (1 of 2)
Total (%)	7 (6)	14 (12.1)	43 (37.4)	34 (29.5)	18 (15.6)

Table 3 Outcomes at a mean follow up of 7.4 years (2-14)

	Mean values (range)
Full DASH	12.8 (5-68.3)
VAS	1.6 (1-4)

DASH: Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand.