department correlate with outcome from major vascular injury. Design: Observational,
retrospective record review of trauma patients requiring vascular repair (torso or extremity,
January 1988 to December 1997). Data included age, Injury Severity Score, injury
mechanism, survival, laboratory profiling, calculated anion gap, strong ion difference, and
strong ion gap. Patients were divided into survivors and nonsurvivors with comparison by …