Management of Traumatic Radial and Ulnar Artery Injuries and Risk Factors for Amputation. 2023

Jacqueline Stuber, and Dina Filiberto, and Emily Lenart, and Peter Fischer, and Erica L Mitchell, and Saskya Byerly
Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee.

Traumatic injuries to the radial and/or ulnar arteries represent a subset of arterial injuries. In the absence of injury to both forearm arteries, treatment was historically ligation if perfusion was maintained to the hand via the uninjured vessels or adequate collateral vessels. We sought to determine management of traumatic forearm arterial injuries in 2019 and to identify risk factors for major upper extremity amputation. The American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Program database was queried by International Classification of Diseases 10 code for patients with traumatic radial and/or ulnar artery injuries within the year 2019. Patient demographics, Injury Severity Score, time to operating room, type of repair, outcomes, and mortality were collected. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify risk factors for major upper extremity amputation. A total of 4048 patients with traumatic radial and/or ulnar artery injuries were identified. A total of 1907 radial artery operations were performed including repair (59%), ligation (29%), and interposition bypass (12%). A total of 1637 ulnar artery operations were completed including repair (67%), ligation (21%), and interposition bypass (12%). Major upper extremity amputation occurred in 0.6%. Older age (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 1.014, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.004-1.024, P = 0.0048), blunt mechanism (AOR: 2.457, 95% CI: 1.730-3.497, P < 0.0.0001), and ipsilateral radial and ulnar artery injury (AOR: 2.148, 95% CI: 1.298-3.553, P = 0.0029) were associated with major amputation. Surgical revascularization, time to operating room, fasciotomy, and compartment syndrome were not associated with major amputation, but this may be secondary to Type II error. In the operating room, radial and ulnar artery injuries were managed more often with restoration of flow versus ligation. Older age, blunt mechanism, and ipsilateral radial and ulnar artery injury were associated with major amputation. Amputation rate was low at 3% overall and 0.6% for amputation of the hand or a more proximal level. Upper extremity fracture, upper extremity nerve injury, and ipsilateral radial and ulnar artery injury were associated with need for revision operation.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000671 Amputation, Surgical The surgical removal of part of, or all of, a limb or other appendage or outgrowth of the body. Amputation,Amputation, Multiple, Surgical,Multiple Amputation, Surgical,Surgical Amputation Procedures,Amputation Procedure, Surgical,Amputation Procedures, Surgical,Amputation, Surgical Multiple,Amputations,Amputations, Surgical,Amputations, Surgical Multiple,Multiple Amputations, Surgical,Procedure, Surgical Amputation,Procedures, Surgical Amputation,Surgical Amputation,Surgical Amputation Procedure,Surgical Amputations,Surgical Multiple Amputation,Surgical Multiple Amputations
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D012307 Risk Factors An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, inborn or inherited characteristic, which, based on epidemiological evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent. Health Correlates,Risk Factor Scores,Risk Scores,Social Risk Factors,Population at Risk,Populations at Risk,Correlates, Health,Factor, Risk,Factor, Social Risk,Factors, Social Risk,Risk Factor,Risk Factor Score,Risk Factor, Social,Risk Factors, Social,Risk Score,Score, Risk,Score, Risk Factor,Social Risk Factor
D014949 Wounds, Nonpenetrating Injuries caused by impact with a blunt object where there is no penetration of the skin. Blunt Injuries,Injuries, Nonpenetrating,Injuries, Blunt,Nonpenetrating Injuries,Blunt Injury,Injury, Blunt,Injury, Nonpenetrating,Nonpenetrating Injury,Nonpenetrating Wound,Nonpenetrating Wounds,Wound, Nonpenetrating
D016896 Treatment Outcome Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series. Rehabilitation Outcome,Treatment Effectiveness,Clinical Effectiveness,Clinical Efficacy,Patient-Relevant Outcome,Treatment Efficacy,Effectiveness, Clinical,Effectiveness, Treatment,Efficacy, Clinical,Efficacy, Treatment,Outcome, Patient-Relevant,Outcome, Rehabilitation,Outcome, Treatment,Outcomes, Patient-Relevant,Patient Relevant Outcome,Patient-Relevant Outcomes
D017535 Ulnar Artery The larger of the two terminal branches of the brachial artery, beginning about one centimeter distal to the bend of the elbow. Like the RADIAL ARTERY, its branches may be divided into three groups corresponding to their locations in the forearm, wrist, and hand. Arteries, Ulnar,Artery, Ulnar,Ulnar Arteries
D057772 Vascular System Injuries Injuries to blood vessels caused by laceration, contusion, puncture, or crush and other types of injuries. Symptoms vary by site and mode of injuries and may include bleeding, bruising, swelling, pain, and numbness. It does not include injuries secondary to pathologic function or diseases such as ATHEROSCLEROSIS. Vascular Injuries,Injuries, Vascular,Injuries, Vascular System,Injury, Vascular,Injury, Vascular System,System Injuries, Vascular,System Injury, Vascular,Vascular Injury,Vascular System Injury
D023821 Limb Salvage An alternative to AMPUTATION, SURGICAL in patients with neoplasms, ischemia, fractures, and other limb-threatening conditions. Generally, sophisticated surgical procedures such as vascular surgery and reconstruction are used to salvage diseased limbs. Salvage, Limb

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