Clinical Case Database / Category: Patient Management
The acutely ischaemic limb: assessment and mangement
Publication details
Mr Navneel Shahi MBChB, MRCS, MSc, Mr Raj Nair FCS (SA)
Foundation Years Journal, volume 5, issue 1, p.9 (123Doc Education, London, February 2011)
Abstract
Acute limb ischaemia is defined as a sudden decrease in limb perfusion that could threaten limb viability. It is a surgical emergency, which junior doctors may come across while on call. An outline of the clinical presentation, causes and a pragmatic way of assessing and managing acute limb ischaemia is illustrated in this article.
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Authors
Mr Navneel Shahi MBChB, MRCS, MSc
Specialist Registrar
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
CT2 vascular surgery
dr_navi9@yahoo.co.uk
Mr Raj Nair FCS (SA)
Consultant Vascular Surgeon/Clinical director
Sheffield Vascular Institute
Raj.Nair@sth.nhs.uk
References
1. Whitman B, Parkin, Earnshaw JJ. Management of acute leg ischaemia. In: Beard J D, Murray S T (eds.). Pathways of Care in Vascular Surgery, 1st edn. Uk: The Trinity Press; 2002; 99–106.
2. Campbell B. The acutely ischaemic limb and its treatment. In: Campbell B T (ed.). Complications in Arterial Surgery, A Practical Approach to Management, 1st edn. UK: Bath Press; 1996;170–78.
3. Earnshaw J, Gaines P, Beard J D. Management of acute lower limb iscahemia. In: Beard J D and Gaines P (eds.). A Companion to Specialist Surgical Practice Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 2nd edn. UK: Harcourt Publishers Limited; 2001;148–167.
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