Vascular involvement of lower limbs after trauma in a high complexity hospital in the city of Medellín, Colombia, 2020

Authors

  • Salvador José Gómez Bermúdez Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia
  • Lina María Martínez Sánchez Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia
  • Daniel Vanegas Isaza Universidad Pontifica Bolivariana, Colombia
  • Juan Felipe Fernández Lopera Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Colombia
  • Laura Herrera Almanza Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia
  • Laura Duque Echeverri Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia
  • Carolina Durango Sánchez Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia
  • Pablo Andrés Sénior Betancur Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.41.01.006.258

Keywords:

traumatology, orthopedics, , vascular system injuries, wounds and injuries

Abstract

Objective: To characterize the vascular involvement in the lower limbs after trauma. Methodology: A retrospective descriptive observational study was carried out, which included patients with vascular injury in the lower limbs after trauma. A non-probabilistic demonstration of consecutive cases was carried out. For the analysis, the qualitative variables were calculated with relative and absolute frequencies, described with percentages and proportions, and the quantitative ones with measures of median central tendency and interquartile ranges.  

Results: 27 patients with vascular injury associated with trauma were included, according to the predominant sex, male with 85.2 %, and the median age was 30 years. Regarding trauma, the left lower limb was affected in 55.6 % and the traffic accident was the main mechanism of trauma with 48.1 %. In injuries associated with trauma, the main finding was bone fracture in 77.8 % of the patients, of which the tibia was the most affected bone with 61.9 %. Dislocation and nerve injury occurred simultaneously in 22.2 % of patients.  

Conclusion: Vascular trauma continues to be one of the most frequent reasons for visiting the emergency room; traffic accidents in our environment represent a large number of this type of trauma. In the same way, a complete physical examination must be carried out to detect and intervene early in the vascular lesion, to positively impact the clinical outcomes of the patients. 

Author Biographies

Salvador José Gómez Bermúdez, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia

Ortopedista-cirujano de mano, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe. Docente, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. salva273@yahoo.com. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2017-4860 

Lina María Martínez Sánchez, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia

Bacterióloga. Especialista en Hematología. Magíster en Educación. Docente, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. linam.martinez@upb.edu.co. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9555-0843

Daniel Vanegas Isaza, Universidad Pontifica Bolivariana, Colombia

Ortopedista traumatólogo, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe. Docente, Universidad Pontifica Bolivariana. daniel.vanegas@upb.edu.co. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8663-3145 

Juan Felipe Fernández Lopera, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Colombia

Ortopedista traumatólogo, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe. jffernandez@hptu.org.co. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5072-294X 

Laura Herrera Almanza, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia

Médica general. Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana 

 lauralmanza@hotmail.com. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1898-1268  

Laura Duque Echeverri, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia

Estudiante de medicina, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. laura.duquee@upb.edu.co. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9707-676X 

Carolina Durango Sánchez, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia

Estudiante de medicina, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. carolina.durango@upb.edu.co. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3557-324X 

Pablo Andrés Sénior Betancur, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana

Estudiante de medicina, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. pablo.senior@upb.edu.co. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3323-0518 

Published

2025-04-01

How to Cite

Gómez Bermúdez, S. J. ., Martínez Sánchez, L. M. ., Vanegas Isaza, D. ., Fernández Lopera, J. F. ., Herrera Almanza, L. ., Duque Echeverri, L. ., Durango Sánchez, C., & Sénior Betancur, . P. A. . (2025). Vascular involvement of lower limbs after trauma in a high complexity hospital in the city of Medellín, Colombia, 2020 . Salud Uninorte, 41(1), 14–26. https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.41.01.006.258

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