PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Sinclair, Heather Q.
ED  - Blidgen, Joseph L.
TI  - The Management of Traumatic Aortic Transection
DP  - 2010 Nov 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 13--13
VI  - 10
IP  - 7
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/10/7/13.1.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/10/7/13.1.full
AB  - Traumatic aortic transection (TAT) is a rare but often fatal condition, with ∼70% of these events caused by blunt motor vehicle trauma (it is the second most common cause of motor vehicle accident mortality) [Michetti et al. J Trauma 2006]. While the majority of patients dies at the scene of the accident, the prognosis for those who initially survive remains dire, with 90% of deaths occurring within 4 months post-aortic transection. This article presents management strategies for TAT.