The highest goal in damage-control surgery is to stop the bleeding. Major injuries to the vessels, therefore, pose one of the greatest challenges in the damage-control approach. Vascular injuries of the torso are an immediate threat to the life of the victim, whereas vascular injuries to the extremities threaten the preservation of the limb. © 2010 Springer-Verlag New York.
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Leenen, L. P. H., & Moll, F. L. (2010). Vascular injuries in polytrauma patients. In Damage Control Management in the Polytrauma Patient (pp. 315–329). Springer New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-89508-6_18
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