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A national review of surgically treated traumatic aortic transections

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Surgical treatment of BTRA results in excellent immediate and long-term outcome. However, with an estimated 20% of RTA mortalities having BTRA, and approximately 10% surviving until hospitalisation, the authors should have seen approximately 105 acute cases, instead of the 29. A high index of clinical suspicion is essential to ensure optimal outcome following this catastrophic injury.

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  1. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin

    P. Naughton, L. Nölke, C. Shaw, K. K. Doddakula, T. Aherne, A. O’Donnell, M. Neligan, E. McGovern, M. Redmond, J. Hurley, D. Luke & A. E. Wood

  2. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cork University Hospital, Ireland

    P. Naughton, L. Nölke, C. Shaw, K. K. Doddakula, T. Aherne, A. O’Donnell, M. Neligan, E. McGovern, M. Redmond, J. Hurley, D. Luke & A. E. Wood

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Naughton, P., Nölke, L., Shaw, C. et al. A national review of surgically treated traumatic aortic transections. Ir J Med Sci 171 (Suppl 1), 27 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03170373

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