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Traumatic transection of the innominate artery

^a National Cardiac Surgery Unit, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Eccles St., Dublin 7, Ireland
^b Department of Vascular Surgery, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Eccles St., Dublin 7, Ireland

^* Corresponding author. Tel.: +353-1-8032164
vdevendran{at}hotmail.com

A case of transection of the origin of the innominate artery with an associated head injury following blunt thoracic injury is presented. The patient had been the unrestrained driver in a road traffic accident. Investigation demonstrated embolic damage to the brain parenchyma. Early surgical repair employing cardiopulmonary bypass and hypothermic circulatory arrest was successfully performed without extension of the neurological injury.

Key Words: Trauma; Innominate artery; Cardiopulmonary bypass; Hypothermic circulatory arrest