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Abstract Trauma is the leading cause of death in the pediatric population. Although vascular trauma has an incidence of 6% in civilian population, iatrogenic injuries are the leading cause, and the most frequent injured vessel is the iliofemoral sector. However, little information is available and there are no guidelines about its treatment. Therefore, this review aimed to describe the information available concerning pediatric iatrogenic arterial trauma, focusing on the iliofemoral segment and present 3 cases. We described 11 articles with 171 patients, of whom 61% underwent surgery to treat iatrogenic trauma. Mean age was 3.28 years (standard deviation of 3.5 years), and 54% were female. Most iliofemoral injuries occurred after arterial catheterization for hemodynamic monitorization and therapeutic or diagnostic cardiac catheterization (due to congenital heart diseases, including septal defects, tetralogy of Fallot, aortic coarctation, and patent ductus arteriosus). For acute complications, arterial thrombosis was the leading injury, followed by pseudoaneurysm, hematoma, dissection, transection, avulsion, eversion, and combined lesions.

Antecedentes. El aumento de las tasas de supervivencia en los pacientes con enfermedad renal terminal ha impactado en los pacientes con acceso para hemodiálisis. Objetivo. Analizar las tasas de maduración y permeabilidad de las fístulas arteriovenosas en pacientes adultos mayores. Método. Estudio retrospectivo en el que se incluyeron pacientes a los que se realizó fístula arteriovenosa. Las tasas de maduración y permeabilidad se analizaron divididas en grupos según la edad (≥ 65 y < 65 años). Las tasas de permeabilidad se compararon mediante análisis de Kaplan-Meier. Resultados. Se analizaron 20 pacientes ≥ 65 años. La tasa de maduración global en este grupo fue del 75%, frente al 84.1% (p = 0.33) en el grupo más joven. La permeabilidad primaria a los 6 y 12 meses para el grupo ≥ 65 años fue del 93% y el 86%, respectivamente, en comparación con el 85% y el 81% en el grupo más joven (p = 0.77). Conclusiones. La fístula arteriovenosa autógena sigue siendo la opción preferida y duradera para los pacientes de edad avanzada. No encontramos diferencias en cuanto a las tasas de maduración y permeabilidad en comparación con los pacientes más jóvenes.

This article proposes the term Somatodyspraxia to refer to the difficulties in body management and postural adjustments for performing actions, due to alterations in somatosensory and proprioceptive processing, as a consequence of acquired brain injury. In addition, we propose Somatoapraxia as a primary factor for apraxia and describe its applicability for a Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Model for apraxia. The explanatory models of apraxia, the somatosensory and proprioceptive alterations underlying various types of apraxia, and their manifestation in different neurological conditions, are taken into consideration. Recognizing Somatodyspraxia as a clinical component of patient’s life allows its integration for the improvement of current existing rehabilitation programs.

Chronic limb-threatening ischemia is rarely associated with previous traumatic injury. We present a case of a 28-year-old male with progressive digit ulcers, a weak pulse, cyanosis, and a cold limb. Eight months prior, he had a motorcycle accident resulting in a right clavicle fracture and brachial plexus injury. Computed tomography angiography revealed occlusion of the right subclavian artery near a surgically implanted reduction plate. The patient underwent an open subclavian-brachial bypass with a reversed saphenous vein graft. His postoperative recovery was uneventful. After 3 months, he had a euthermic right hand with a palpable pulse and his ulcers had completely healed. This case reinforces the need for patients with a neurological deficit in the upper extremity caused by blunt trauma to undergo thorough vascular examination to identify potential arterial injury and compromised perfusion.