TY - JOUR ID - 39602 TI - Vascular Injuries Caused by Tear Gas Shells: Surgical Challenge and Outcome JO - Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences JA - IJMS LA - en SN - 0253-0716 AU - Wani, Mohd Lateef AU - Ahangar, Ab Gani AU - Lone, Gh Nabi AU - Singh, Shyam AU - Majeed Dar, Abdul AU - Bhat, Mohd Akbar AU - Zubair Ashraf, Hakeem AU - Irshad, Ifat AD - Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kashmir, India AD - Department of Radiology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kashmir, India Y1 - 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 36 IS - 1 SP - 14 EP - 17 KW - Tear gas KW - Vascular injury KW - saphenous vein DO - N2 - Dec 2009 were studied. Patients with vascular injuries caused by causes other than tear gas shells were excluded from the study. Results: All patients were treated with reverse saphenous vein graft as segmental loss was less than 2.5 cm. Wound infection was the most common complication, followed by graft occlu-sion. Amputation rate was 16.66%. Associated nerve injury occurred in 44.44% of the patients. Conclusion: Tear gas shell injuries should not be taken lightly. They can cause injuries as serious as vascular injuries. Vascular injuries cased by tear gas shells require prompt re-vascularisation to improve limb salvage. Despite proper revascularisation, patients have significant morbidity and need proper rehabilitation in the follow ups. UR - https://ijms.sums.ac.ir/article_39602.html L1 - https://ijms.sums.ac.ir/article_39602_e140feb3b94df2c255a8e110446aa8d7.pdf ER -