A Life Saving Emergent Temporary External Carotid Artery Controlled in Extensive Craniofacial Injury

INTRODUCTIONCraniofacial trauma may potentially have significant blood loss which may lead to death in some trauma patients. CASE REPORTWe report a case of a 43-year-old male who had a lethal noncompressible arterial hemorrhage from a penetrating wound on his left frontotemporal and preauricular reg...

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Published in:International medical case reports journal 2021, Vol.14, p.199-204
Main Authors: Tanmit, Parichat, Angkasith, Phati, Teeratakulpisarn, Panu, Thanapaisal, Chaiyut, Surakunprapha, Palakorn, Kitkuandee, Amnat, Limwattananon, Phumtham
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Language:English
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Summary:INTRODUCTIONCraniofacial trauma may potentially have significant blood loss which may lead to death in some trauma patients. CASE REPORTWe report a case of a 43-year-old male who had a lethal noncompressible arterial hemorrhage from a penetrating wound on his left frontotemporal and preauricular region. Extensive bleeding was successfully temporarily controlled by external carotid artery (ECA) occlusion. The definitive operation was completed in a staged fashion following a computed tomography angiography assessment extension of the injury. CONCLUSIONTemporarily controlling the bleeding from the carotid artery should be considered as a life saving procedure in a lethal craniofacial injury.
ISSN:1179-142X
1179-142X
DOI:10.2147/IMCRJ.S300774