This book provides clear concise guidance on the surgical management of all kinds of emergent
vascular problems and focuses in particular on open surgical strategies. The aim is to provide
a combined text and hands-on guide that will permit rapid retrieval of information when
treating vascular surgical patients in the emergency room.Emergency Vascular Surgery: A
Practical Guide is organized into two sections on specific body areas and general concepts.
The first section covers the body from head to toe with separate chapters for injuries and
non-traumatic disease while the second discusses general principles relating to emergent
vascular surgical practice and provides broad vascular surgical guidelines for the
inexperienced surgeon. Chapters in the first section are uniformly organized addressing
incidence etiology and pathophysiology clinical presentation suggestions for workup and
diagnosis and management and treatment. Initial management selection of patients for emergent
surgery and the performance of common vascular surgical procedures are all carefully
explained. The focus on a hands-on approach and practical tips will be invaluable in the
clinical setting for both more experienced surgeons and newcomers to the field.
