Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 52, Issue 4 , Pages 884-890 , October 2010

A contemporary rural trauma center experience in blunt traumatic aortic injury

Presented at the Thirty-fourth Annual Meeting of the Southern Association for Vascular Surgery, Paradise Island, Bahamas, January 20-23, 2010.

  • Christopher A. Durham, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
    • ,
  • Michael M. McNally, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
    • ,
  • Frank M. Parker, DO

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
    • ,
  • William M. Bogey, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
    • ,
  • Charles S. Powell, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
    • ,
  • Claudia E. Goettler, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
    • ,
  • Michael F. Rotondo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
    • ,
  • Michael C. Stoner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Michael C. Stoner, MD, RVT, FACS, Associate Professor, East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Greenville, NC 27858-4354

Received 26 February 2010 ,Accepted 26 April 2010.

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 Competition of interest: none.

 The editors and reviewers of this article have no relevant financial relationships to disclose per the JVS policy that requires reviewers to decline review of any manuscript for which they may have a competition of interest.

PII: S0741-5214(10)01110-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.04.068

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 52, Issue 4 , Pages 884-890 , October 2010

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