Vascular Injury: Endovascular and Open Surgical Management (eBook)

This one-of-a-kind guide gets endovascular and trauma specialists up to date on the rapidly evolving field of vascular injury managementNew technologies have created fresh opportunities to explore improved care options for patients with vascular injuries, and the discipline of vascular surgery is increasingly moving toward wider use of endovascular treatments. Edited by highly experienced, dual-trained trauma and vascular/endovascular surgeons, Vascular Injury: Endovascular and Open Surgical Management examines the process of medical, open, or endovascular management of contemporary vascular injury.Detailed descriptions of endovascular technical elements help endovascular specialists adapt their traditional vascular surgery approaches to trauma; at the same time, the book familiarizes trauma specialists with an expanded technical skillset, as well as the strengths/limitations of technologies not provided elsewhere in traditional trauma training.Vascular Injury: Endovascular and Open Surgical Management covers:Vascular injury training, diagnosis, and managementGeneral open vascular repair for traumaBasics of endovascular trauma managementEndovascular tools and techniques for trauma applicationsCervical, upper extremity, and axillo-subclavian injuriesThoracic arch and proximal great vesselsAbdominal aortic and Iliac artery injuryGeneral principles of post-operative management and surveillanceHybrid trauma care environments and vascular trauma teams, and more