The timing of repair of blunt aortic injury in patients with concomitant traumatic brain injury is controversial. This single institution retrospective review analyzed outcomes in 75 pts with blunt aortic injury and traumatic brain injury, comparing early repair (
Early Aortic Repair Worsens Concurrent Traumatic Brain Injury
Submitted by: Mark Ferguson
Source: Annals of Thoracic Surgery
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Author(s): Joseph Rabin, Donald G. Harris, Gordon A. Crews, Michelle Ho, Bradley S. Taylor, Rajabrata Sarkar, James V. O’Connor, Thomas M. Scalea, Robert S. Crawford