Abstract:

Early diagnosis, damage control surgery and multi-disciplinary team coordination are very essential in traumatic cases caused by terrorist attacks. Seven patients, admitted to our hospital, having injuries caused by bomb explosion were examined retrospectively from hospital records. The patients needed vascular operations were between 22-56 years old, six of them were male while one of them was female. There were abdominal injuries in three patients. Vascular greft or primary vein reparation were carried out on patients by cardiovascular surgery clinic operators. Intestine reparations by laparatomy were carried out in three patients having abdominal injuries. In traumatic patients, vascular pathology, by computerized tomographic angioraphy and damage control surgery should be applied immediately. In addition, a close follow up in intensive care stage and afterwards rehabilitory, multidiciplinary team coordination is indispensable.

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