Part A: Specific body 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 -- Part B: 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
Summary
Annotation The book - a brief textbook - provides guidelines to any physician treating patients with emergency vascular disorders. Examples of such are ruptured AAA, acute limb ischemia, vascular trauma and complications to vascular surgery. It gives an introduction to vascular surgical techniques and focuses on how to manage the patients from the emergency ward until the urgent operation. Numerous figures illustrate the particular points in vascular techniques and diagnostic problems in the emergency situation
