Full Description
"Emergency Vascular Surgery" provides detailed guidelines to any physician treating patients with emergency vascular disorders, such as ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms, acute limb ischemia, vascular trauma, iatrogenic vascular injuries and complications to vascular surgery. It provides an introduction to vascular surgical operations and focuses on how to manage patients from the emergency ward, through the urgent operation and all the way to the immediate postoperative period. Numerous figures illustrate the particular points in vascular techniques and diagnostic problems in the emergency situation.
Contents
Specific Areas.- Vascular Injuries to the Neck.- Vascular Injuries to the Thoracic Outlet Area.- Vascular Injuries in the Arm.- Acute Upper Extremity Ischemia.- Abdominal Vascular Injuries.- Acute Intestinal Ischemia.- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms.- Aortic Dissection.- Vascular Injuries in the Leg.- Acute Leg Ischemia.- General Concepts.- Vascular Access in Trauma.- Complications in Vascular Surgery.- Acute Venous Problems.- Acute Problems with Vascular Dialysis Access.- General Principles of Vascular Surgical Technique.
