Complications in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. How to Avoid Them and How to Get out of Trouble

DESCRIPTION

Complications in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery: how to avoid them and how to get out of troubleis the third in a highly successful series of publications from the Joint Vascular Research Group, which includes The Evidence for Vascular Surgery and Rare Vascular Disorders. This title has been inspired by the rapid development in the treatment of patients with vascular disease, which embraces the new endovascular techniques and changes to medical management that are revolutionising our treatment of these patients.

Each chapter is written to present up-to-date evidence-based information on the prevention and treatment of vascular and endovascular complications. Each author has been chosen to provide a particular expertise and experience to the presentation of their subject. There is a particular emphasis on the tips and tricks of "how to get out of trouble", and we hope this will help the reader in their practice of vascular and endovascular surgery. The authors are both past Chairmen of the Joint Vascular Research Group and present and past Secretaries of The Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland. We are very aware that vascular surgery continues to develop rapidly and that we all need to be kept updated on not only the new treatments available, but also on their risks and the management of their associated complications. We hope you enjoy this book and that it will help you manage the often complex complications associated with intervention on patients with vascular disease.

CONTENTS

Part 1 The General Complications of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

• Chapter 1. How do complications influence outcome?
• Chapter 2. Complications related to cardio-respiratory co-morbidity
• Chapter 3. Associated renal complications and how to prevent them
• Chapter 4. Complications related to diabetes in vascular patients
• Chapter 5. Per-procedural thrombosis and the hyper-coagulable state
• Chapter 6. The management of haemorrhage in vascular surgery
• Chapter 7. How to prevent and manage major postoperative vascular infection
• Chapter 8. Drug and medicine-associated complications in vascular patients
• Chapter 9. The prevention and treatment of peri-operative stroke and paraplegia
• Chapter 10. Complications related to the management of acute ischaemia
• Chapter 11. How can we minimize the ischaemic reperfusion, compartment syndrome and multi-organ failure in vascular patients?
• Chapter 12. The aetiology and management of the failed vascular bypass
• Chapter 13. Complications due to peripheral angiography, angioplasty and stenting
• Chapter 14. Complications specific to intra-vascular stents
• Chapter 15. Vascular complications in patients belonging to other specialties

Part 2 Complications Related to Specific Vascular and Endovascular Procedures

• Chapter 16. Abdominal aortic aneurysms
• Chapter 17. Arch and thoracic aortic aneurysms
• Chapter 18. Acute and chronic aortic dissections
• Chapter 19. Carotid intervention
• Chapter 20. Aorto-iliac and infra-inguinal disease
• Chapter 21. The diabetic foot
• Chapter 22. Thoracic outlet syndrome
• Chapter 23. Thoracoscopic sympathectomy
• Chapter 24. Intervention for varicose veins
• Chapter 25. Complications of intervention for vascular malformations
• Chapter 26. Complications related to renal transplant, vascular access and dialysis

AUTHORS

Edited by Jonothan J Earnshaw DM FRCS Consultant Surgeon, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester, UK, Michael G Wyatt MSc MD FRCS Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Northern Vascular Centre, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK