TY - JOUR
T1 - Review article
T2 - History of venous trauma
AU - Feliciano, David V.
AU - Kochuba, Matthew P.
AU - Rozycki, Grace F.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2021 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.)
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - This is a literature review on the history of venous trauma since the 1800s, especially that to the common femoral, femoral and popliteal veins, with focus on the early 1900s, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, and then civilian and military reviews (1960–2020). In the latter two groups, tables were used to summarize the following: incidence of venous repair versus ligation, management of popliteal venous injuries, patency of venous repairs when assessed <30 days from operation, patency of venous repairs when assessed >30 days from operation, clinical assessment (edema or not) after ligation versus repair, incidence of deep venous thrombosis after ligation versus repair, and incidence of pulmonary embolism after ligation versus repair. There is a lack of the following in the literature on the management of venous injuries over the past 80 years: standard definition of magnitude of venous injury in operative reports, accepted indications for venous repair, standard postoperative management, and timing and mode of early and later postoperative assessment. Multiple factors have entered into the decision on venous ligation versus repair after trauma for the past 60 years, but a surgeon’s training and local management protocols have the most influence in both civilian and military centers. Ligation of venous injuries, particularly those in the lower extremities, is well tolerated in civilian trauma, although there is the usual lack of short- and long-term follow-up as noted in many of the articles reviewed.
AB - This is a literature review on the history of venous trauma since the 1800s, especially that to the common femoral, femoral and popliteal veins, with focus on the early 1900s, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, and then civilian and military reviews (1960–2020). In the latter two groups, tables were used to summarize the following: incidence of venous repair versus ligation, management of popliteal venous injuries, patency of venous repairs when assessed <30 days from operation, patency of venous repairs when assessed >30 days from operation, clinical assessment (edema or not) after ligation versus repair, incidence of deep venous thrombosis after ligation versus repair, and incidence of pulmonary embolism after ligation versus repair. There is a lack of the following in the literature on the management of venous injuries over the past 80 years: standard definition of magnitude of venous injury in operative reports, accepted indications for venous repair, standard postoperative management, and timing and mode of early and later postoperative assessment. Multiple factors have entered into the decision on venous ligation versus repair after trauma for the past 60 years, but a surgeon’s training and local management protocols have the most influence in both civilian and military centers. Ligation of venous injuries, particularly those in the lower extremities, is well tolerated in civilian trauma, although there is the usual lack of short- and long-term follow-up as noted in many of the articles reviewed.
KW - Vascular
KW - Vein
KW - Vein ligation
KW - Vein repair
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85114630660&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85114630660&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/TA.0000000000003316
DO - 10.1097/TA.0000000000003316
M3 - Review article
C2 - 34137743
AN - SCOPUS:85114630660
SN - 2163-0755
VL - 91
SP - 62
EP - 72
JO - Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
JF - Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
IS - 3
ER -