James W. Pate

TL;DR: HCTT is sensitive for diagnosing intimal injuries and pseudoaneurysms and early diagnosis with HCTT and presumptive treatment with the antihypertensive regimen eliminated in-hospital aortic rupture.

TL;DR: Pain and vomiting were the only common historical events suggesting the diagnosis of Boerhaave's syndrome, and Prompt surgical repair, regardless of time after onset, appears to be the indicated therapy.

TL;DR: Ten percent of BAI diagnosed with high resolution techniques have MAI, and these intimal injuries heal spontaneously and hence may be managed nonoperatively, but caution should be exercised in using this form of treatment.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated whether helical computed tomography (CT) of the chest on victims of decelerating trauma can yield a diagnosis of, or "rule out," a traumatic rupture of the aorta (TRA) without the need for an aortogram, and whether aortic repair can be safely accomplished through a medical management protocol.

TL;DR: None of the last 39 patients has become paraplegic, as vasodilator treatment is now discontinued during the cross-clamp period, as there was no evidence of new or increased intraabdominal bleeding during heparinization.