Extracranial cerebrovascular disease
10 Extracranial cerebrovascular disease A. Ross Naylor and Sumaira Macdonald Introduction Stroke is the third commonest cause of death and the principal cause of neurological disability. It is defined as…
Intervention for chronic lower limb ischaemia
4 Intervention for chronic lower limb ischaemia Anthony Nicholson and Julian Scott Introduction This chapter will focus upon intervention for chronic lower limb ischaemia. Exercise therapy is considered in Chapter…
Assessment of chronic lower limb ischaemia
2 Assessment of chronic lower limb ischaemia Henrik Sillesen and John R. Bottomley Introduction Atherosclerosis is a systemic disease involving the arterial tree throughout the body. The most commonly affected…
Revision vascular surgery
7 Revision vascular surgery Jan Brunkwall and Michael Gawenda Introduction Revision of vascular reconstructions is frequently required beyond the first 6 weeks because of progressive atherosclerosis, graft occlusion, aneurysm formation…
Vascular trauma
9 Vascular trauma Jacobus van Marle and Dirk A. le Roux Introduction Fewer than 10% of patients with polytrauma have associated vascular injuries, but these injuries can cause significant morbidity…
Vascular disorders of the upper limb
11 Vascular disorders of the upper limb Jean-Baptiste Ricco and Fabrice Schneider Introduction Arterial diseases of the upper limb are relatively rare in comparison with those involving the lower extremity….
Central venous and dialysis access
16 Central venous and dialysis access Peter W.G. Brown and David C. Mitchell Introduction Access to the venous circulation is an almost universal requirement in hospitalised patients for intravenous fluid…
The diabetic foot
5 The diabetic foot Kelly Cheer and Edward B. Jude Introduction Foot problems are one of the most common complications of diabetes, with 15% of patients developing a foot ulcer…
Management of acute lower limb ischaemia
8 Management of acute lower limb ischaemia Robert J. Hinchliffe and Johannes Lammer Introduction The revised (2007) TASC Inter-Society Consensus defines acute leg ischaemia (ALI) as any sudden decrease in…
Peripheral and abdominal aortic aneurysms
13 Peripheral and abdominal aortic aneurysms Michael G. Wyatt and John D. Rose Definition of an aneurysm Derived from the Greek word aneurysma describing ‘a widening’, an arterial aneurysm is…
