Short Communication
English
Mohamed Al-Swehly
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University Benghazi, Libya
JMJ 2010, Vol.10, No.2:147-149
Abstract
Objective: Vascular injuries are not only limb threatening but also life threatening condition, which need rapid and prompt diagnosis and management. We present the causes and the outcome of iatrogenic vascular injuries (IVI) in Benghazi. Methods: All patients admitted and treated in the vascular unit, at Al-Jala hospital in Benghazi, between 2005 to 2009 were retrospectively analysed. Results: 22 patients with iatrogenic vascular injuries were treated whom the most common cause of IVI was found to be insertion of cannulas and followed by arterial catheterization which unfortunately in most of the cases was discovered too late and in many cases ended with amputation. Conclusion: The rate of IVI in Benghazi is low but may be expected to increase with the advance in minimally invasive procedures such as diagnostic and therapeutic cardiac and peripheral catheterization. Great care and appropriate training are very important to minimize the complications.
Keywords: Iatrogenic, Vascular injury, Benghazi
Link/DOI: http://www.jmj.org.ly/images/stories/summer2010/147.pdf