Manejo de las lesiones vasculares del segmento poplíteo: experiencia del Hospital de Especialidades del Centro

Objective: To determine the treatment of vascular popliteal injuries in our center. Material and method: A retrospective , observational, transversal, descriptive, open design was made, between March 1st 2003 and June 30th. 2004, with patients admitted to the Angiology and Vascular Surgery Service of the Hospital de Especialidades “Centro Medico Nacional La Raza.” The features were: gender, age, injury mechanism, ischemia time, hemodynamic conditions, kind of surgery, and postoperative complications. A descriptive statistical method was followed.