Full Description
Filled with clear, easy-to-follow decision trees for 75 common scenarios in vascular surgery, this resource presents helpful explanatory text and current references for every step of each algorithm. This practical approach highlights the key decision points in vascular surgery practice and considers their applications to individual patients. Both experienced practitioners and trainees in vascular surgery will find this title extremely useful for comparing their management strategies with experts in the field.
Contents
General Topics 1. Preoperative Cardiac Risk Assessment 2. Management of Hyperlipidemia 3. Hypercoagulable Syndrome 4. Perioperative Care and Anesthesia 5. Transfusion Strategies Cerebrovascular Disease 6. Evaluating Cerebrovascular Symptoms 7. Symptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis 8. Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis 9. Carotid Endarterectomy 10. Recurrent Carotid Stenosis 11. Acute Stroke 12. Carotid Artery Aneurysm 13. Carotid Dissection 14. Fibromuscular Disease of the Carotid Artery 15. Carotid Body Tumors 16. Stroke Following Carotid Endarterectomy 17. Vertebral Artery Disease 18. Subclavian Artery Occlusive Disease 19. Brachiocephalic Artery Occlusive Disease 20. Carotid Plus Coronary Disease Aneurysms 21. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm 22. Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm 23. Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm 24. Aortovenousl Fistula 25. Aortoenteric Fistula 26. Sigmoid Ischemia After Aortic Surgery 27. Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair 28. Aortic Dissection 29. Iliac Artery Aneurysm 30. Femoral Artery Aneurysm 31. Femoral Artery Pseudoaneurysm from Trauma 32. Popliteal Artery Aneurysm 33. Hepatic and Renal Artery Aneurysms Extremity Occlusive Disease 34. Patients with Leg Pain While Walking 35. Chronic Critical Limb Ischemia 36. Acute Limb Ischemia 37. Atheroembolism 38. Aortoiliac disease 39. Aortic Graft Limb Thrombosis 40. Aortic Graft Infection 41. Infrainguinal Occlusive Disease 42. Infrainguinal Graft Surveillance 43. Infrainguinal Graft Thrombosis 44. Infrainguinal Prosthetic Graft Infection 45. Diabetic Foot Infections 46. Amputation Level 47. Compartment Syndromes 48. Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome and Popliteal Cystic Adventitial Disease 49. Upper Extremity Ischemia Renovascular Disease 50. Renovascular Occlusive Disease: Evaluation 51. Renovascular Occlusive Disease: Treatment 52. Acute Mesenteric Ischemia 53. Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia Venous Disease 54. Subclavian-Axillary Vein Thrombosis 55. Superficial Phlebitis 56. Lower Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis 57. Iliofemoral Deep Vein Thrombosis 58. Pulmonary Embolism 59. Varicose Veins 60. Deep Vein Insufficiency: Evaluation and Conservative Management 61. Deep Vein Insufficiency: Surgical Treatment Miscellaneous Topics 62. Portal Hypertension 63. Lymphedema 64. Brachiocephalic Vascular Trauma 65. Abdominal Vascular Trauma 66. Extremity Vascular Trauma 67. Post-traumatic Pain Syndrome 68. Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome 69. Raynaud's Syndrome 70. Erectile Dysfunction 71. Congenital Vascular Malformations 72. Vascular Access for Hemodialysis 73. Takayasu's Disease 74. Intraoperative Hemorrhage and Bleeding Diathesis 75. Heparin-Induced Complications
