This guide for clinicians emphasizes basic diagnostic principles and management approaches in both venous and arterial disease. The chapters are organized into sections on initial patient evaluation, perioperative management, specific arterial problems, specific venous problems, and miscellaneous problems. Each chapter includes indications for therapy, periprocedural management, and information on potential complications. A sampling of topics includes noninvasive vascular testing, anesthesia, amputation, intestinal ischemia, varicose veins, and coagulation disorders. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
The thoroughly updated Fourth Edition of this handbook is a complete and current quick-reference guide to the evaluation and management of patients with arterial and venous diseases. Written by authors with extensive experience in teaching residents, fellows, and nurses, the book is practical and user-friendly. Each chapter includes indications for operation, perioperative management, and potential complications. This edition describes cutting-edge advances in vascular technology, including endovascular procedures and surgery. The section on preoperative evaluation includes new imaging techniques. The section on vascular radiology includes state-of-the-art procedures in interventional radiology.
The thoroughly updated Fourth Edition of this handbook is a complete and current quick-reference guide to the evaluation and management of patients with arterial and venous diseases. Written by authors with extensive experience in teaching residents, fellows, and nurses, the book is practical and user-friendly. Each chapter includes indications for operation, perioperative management, and potential complications.This edition describes cutting-edge advances in vascular technology, including endovascular procedures and surgery. The section on preoperative evaluation includes new imaging techniques. The section on vascular radiology includes state-of-the-art procedures in interventional radiology.
