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What is the definition or description of: blood vessel injury?
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Compex: It could mean disruption of the three layers with blood loss, partial injury with intimal damage, thrombosis or stoppage of flow, dilation of vessel with aneurysm or pseudoaneurysm formation. There other complex forms of vascular injury like av fistula, external compression, etc.
Answered 10/24/2017
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Blunt or penetrating: Depending on mechanism of injury blunt or penetrating which can end up with small intimal (inner wall) dissection , wall hematoma , contained rupture with psuedoaneurysm formation , transaction or thrombosis.
Answered 1/1/2013
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