Emergency Vascular Surgery: A Practical Guide [Hardcover]

Eric Wahlberg (Author), Pär Olofsson (Author), Jerry Goldstone (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 3540443932 | ISBN-13: 978-3540443933 | Publication Date: August 17, 2007 | Edition: 1

This book provides detailed guidelines to any physician treating patients with emergency vascular disorders. These might include ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms, acute limb ischemia, vascular trauma, iatrogenic vascular injuries and complications to vascular surgery. The book provides an introduction to vascular surgical operations and focuses on how to manage patients. Numerous figures illustrate the particular points in vascular techniques and diagnostic problems in the emergency situation. This is an indispensable guide for all surgeons dealing with vascular emergencies.

Editorial Reviews

Review

From the reviews: "A concise, practical guide intended for trainees in general and vascular surgery as well as emergency room physicians. … this book is unique because of its nearly comprehensive coverage of the problem in a small format suitable for the target audience. … Overall, I have to congratulate the authors on a job well done. … is a definite must buy for the target audience. I will have this guide handy at all times, as even an experienced vascular surgeon may find it helpful." (Michael Klyachkin, World Journal of Surgery, Vol. 32, 2008) "This text serves as an excellent overview of common emergencies that may be encountered in any vascular practice, emergency department, or trauma bay. This text is a guide intended for practitioners who regularly evaluate vascular emergencies ... . This book is ideal for the surgical house officer or the emergency department physician exposed to vascular emergencies ... . The discussions are well written and presented in an easy-to-understand format ... . it serves as an excellent reference source for those learning vascular surgery." (Todd R. Vogel, Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 300 (18), November, 2008) "This is a concise overview of the major vascular emergencies and the treatment and management of each condition. … the audience includes surgical trainees or any physicians who encounter vascular surgical patients in the emergency department. … Overall, this is a concise review of major vascular emergencies suitable for medical students, surgical trainees, emergency department physicians, or any physician with limited experience with vascular surgery. It is most appropriate as a simple guide for nonvascular surgeons." (Katherine Brown, Doody’s Review Services, January, 2009)

From the Back Cover

Emergency Vascular Surgery provides detailed guidelines to any physician treating patients with emergency vascular disorders, such as ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms, acute limb ischemia, vascular trauma, iatrogenic vascular injuries and complications to vascular surgery. It provides an introduction to vascular surgical operations and focuses on how to manage patients from the emergency ward through the urgent operation and all the way to the immediate postoperative period.  Numerous figures illustrate the particular points in vascular techniques and diagnostic problems in the emergency situation.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 210 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (August 17, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3540443932
• ISBN-13: 978-3540443933
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,149,073 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars review of Emergency Vascular Surgery, January 26, 2008

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Kenneth E. Mcintyre (Las Vegas, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Emergency Vascular Surgery: A Practical Guide (Hardcover)

This text provides an excellent overview of the diagnosis and treatment of surgical emergencies commonly encountered in the field of vascular surgery. It is well organized by specific body areas and there is a section on general concepts that will be especially useful to those in residency and fellowship training or beginning a vascular surgical career. The excellent illustrations help to augment the text.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a very useful text, January 18, 2008

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vascdoc - See all my reviews

This review is from: Emergency Vascular Surgery: A Practical Guide (Hardcover)

Contains an excellent overview of vascular emergencies. well organized, succint, with excellent illustrations. A great book to help review the managment of vascular emergencies.