Identification of risk factors for arterial repair failures and lessons learned: Experiences from managing 129 combat vascular extremity wounds in the Sri Lankan War.

Background: In extremity vascular trauma, early complications occur at a rate of 13% to 44%. The most common of which are infection, dehiscence, thrombosis, and stenosis. Failure of the arterial repair, also called arterial blowout, has the potential for exsanguinating hemorrhage and poses a considerable challenge for the surgeon to save limb and life.