Evidentiary Table - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

79% of patients with carotid artery injury (CAI) were diagnosed before the onset of ischemia. VAI were found in 33% of those with cervical spine fractures. Overall mortality in the group screened was 5%. Stroke rate in those patients with BCVI in this series was 33% (all carotid injuries) (8,9). ................
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