Main description:

Prevention of complications in vascular and endovascular surgery is an important consideration for all practicing surgeons. The keys to achieving clinical success are based on careful selection of both patient and procedure, along with meticulous operative and endovascular techniques. Management of complications requires careful planning and urgent intervention.

This concise, practical text provides the reader with

A stepwise approach to diagnosis

Guidance on avoiding technical pitfalls

Advice on re-interventions

Case examples to aid clinical practice

The early diagnosis of complications, followed by prompt action and intervention, is key to improving clinical outcomes. This well-illustrated, concise, and practical book ensures that vascular and endovascular surgeons will be able to optimize clinical results and patient care.

Contents:

Pre-operative risk assessment and post-operative management of cardiac complications in patients undergoing vascular reconstruction. Stenting for Occlusive Disease of Aortic Arch Branches. Endovascular Intervention for Splanchnic Aneurysmal and Occlusive Disease. Renal Angioplasty and Stenting. Endovascular Management of Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease. Percutaneous Intervention for Femoral, Popliteal, and Infrapopliteal Artery Occlusive Disease. Endovascular Repair of Infra-renal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. Endovascular Repair of Juxta-renal Aortic Aneurysms. Endovascular Repair of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms/Dissections. Stent Graft for Popliteal Aneurysms. Inferior Vena Cava Filters. Carotid Endarterectomy. Extracranial Carotid Aneurysm Repair and Resection of Carotid Body Tumour. Open Reconstruction for Aneurysmal and Occlusive Diseases of Aortic Arch Vessels. Upper Extremity Bypass Grafting for Occlusive and Aneurysmal Disease. Open Repair of Un-ruptured Infra-renal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. Open Repair of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. Open Repair of Thoracic and Thoraco-abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. Open Repair of Juxtarenal Aortic Aneurysm. Open Repair of Splanchnic Artery Aneurysms Open Repair of Femoral and Ilial Aneurysms Including Anastomotic Aneurysms. Open Aorto-Femoral Bypass Graft. Femoro-popliteal and Infra-popliteal Arterial Bypass. Vascular Access for Hemodialysis. Complications of Open and Endovascular Central and Peripheral Venous Reconstruction. Endovenous Ablation of Varicose Veins. Management of Vascular Complications During Nonvascular Operations.
Endovascular and Surgical Removal of Foreign Body (Catheter Wires and Sheaths) from the Vascular System. Review Multiple Choice Questions.