Vascular Shunt

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- Discussion:
    - use of temporary shunt has been advocated in pts w/ long ischemia
          times being treated with initial orthopedic stabilization prior to
          vascular repair;
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  A temporary arteriovenous shunt (Scribner) in the management of traumatic
      venous injuries of the lower extremity. J.
  Richardson, J. B., Jurkovich, G. J., Walker, G. T., and Bone, E. G.:
  Trauma 26:503, 1986.
Kahalil, I. M., and Livingston, D. H.:
Intravascular shunts in complex lower limb trauma.
J. Vasc. Surg. 4:582, 1986.