Occupational Brachial Artery Injury by a Foreign Body with Subsequent Soft Tissue Hematoma Superinfection

Paweł Gać, Piotr Macek, Barbara Dziadkowiec and Rafał Poręba
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Paweł Gać: Centre for Diagnostic Imaging, 4th Military Hospital, Weigla 5, 50-981 Wroclaw, Poland
Piotr Macek: Department of Internal Medicine, Occupational Diseases and Hypertension, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 213, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland
Barbara Dziadkowiec: Department of Pathophysiology, Wroclaw Medical University, ul. Marcinkowskiego 1, 50-368 Wroclaw, Poland
Rafał Poręba: Department of Internal Medicine, Occupational Diseases and Hypertension, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 213, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 12, 1-5

Abstract: Vascular injuries constitute a significant problem worldwide. Nearly 90% of arterial injuries concern the vessels in the limbs, of which the arteries of the lower limbs are most often damaged in military operations, while in other cases (mainly road accidents), the vessels of the upper limbs are damaged more often. In this report, the authors present a case of occupational brachial artery injury by a foreign body with subsequent soft tissue hematoma superinfection. The presented case emphasizes the importance of computed tomography angiography as a precise diagnostic tool facilitating the planning of a surgical procedure in patients with an occupational upper limb injury.

Keywords: brachial artery; computed tomography angiography; hematoma; metallic foreign body; occupational injury; superinfection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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