Why the study?
Does non-operative management including anticoagulation improve clinical outcomes in a patient with blunt carotid trauma following a rugby match?
Population
15-year-old male presenting with neurological signs following a rugby match, with angiographically confirmed…
Design
Case_report
Authors
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May support non-operative anticoagulation in blunt carotid trauma; leaves open generalizability beyond single case reports.
Does non-operative management including anticoagulation improve clinical outcomes in a patient with blunt carotid trauma following a rugby match?
Blunt trauma to the carotid artery should be suspected in patients developing neurological symptoms after rugby, and can be managed successfully with non-operative treatment including anticoagulation.
Cleary et al. (1992) studied this question.
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