Vascular surgery / edited by Linda Hands [and others].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Arterial and venous disease -- Arterial history and examination -- Venous history and examination -- Investigation of arterial and venous disease -- Non-operative treatment of arterial and venous disease -- Management of complex leg ulcers -- Perioperative management of ischaemic heart disease -- Anaesthesia for vascular surgery -- Managing coagulation and bleeding -- Infection prophylaxis and treatment -- Graft material in bypass grafting -- Techniques of vascular surgery -- Aortic surgery -- Infrainguinal revascularization -- Lower limb amputations lower limb amputations -- Vascular surgery of head and arm -- Surgical revascularization of kidneys -- Revascularization of the gut -- Extra-anatomic bypass grafts -- Vascular trauma -- Venous surgery -- The future of vascular surgery.

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This book is designed to meet the needs of the vascular surgery trainee. It can be carried in the pocket for easy access and provides practical advice on all commonly encountered peripheral vascular problems. It focuses on surgical detail, but also carries background information on presentation and details on preoperative investigation and postoperative management. It gives relevant information for use when seeking patient consent. Each operation carries the latest OPCS code, increasingly important in recording surgical activity. Alternative interventions are given, including both radiological p.

English.

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