Objectives: To describe the current state of the art regarding management of the critically ill
trauma patient with an emphasis on initial management in the ICU. Data Sources and Study …

Blunt thoracic aortic injury (BTAI) is a potentially fatal condition that needs prompt
recognition and expedited management. Clinical manifestations of BTAI are not straight …

Chest CT angiography (CTA) is essential in the diagnosis of acute aortic syndromes. Chest
CTA quality can be optimized with attention to technical parameters pertaining to …

Objective Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) is the preferred operative treatment
of blunt thoracic aortic injuries (BTAIs). Its use is associated with improved outcomes …

Objective Using a national data set, we sought to describe the population of patients and the
nature and timing of reinterventions after thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) by …

Objective Despite high use of endovascular repair, blunt thoracic aortic injury (BTAI) leads to
significant mortality. We sought to identify risk factors and create a predictive model for …

Blunt thoracic aortic injuries are rare occurrences but carry an increased risk of mortality.
Over the last two decades, however, major advances in diagnostic imaging, staging, and …

Abstract Objectives Although the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) aortic injury grading
system is used to depict the severity of injury in patients with blunt thoracic aortic injury, prior …

Background Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) has become an alternative to
open repair for the treatment of ruptured thoracic aortic aneurysms (rTAAs). The aim of this …

Acute traumatic aortic injury (ATAI) is a life-threatening injury. CT is the imaging tool of
choice, and the knowledge of direct and indirect signs of injury, grading system, and current …