Decision Making In Vascular Surgery

With concise text and a simple, easy-to-follow organizational structure, the brand-new Vascular Decision Making: Medical, Endovascular, Surgical helps you make well-informed treatment and procedural decisions on a variety of vascular conditions and diseases you encounter in clinical settings with patients.

Filled with clear, easy-to-followdecision trees for 75 common scenarios in vascular surgery, this resource presents helpful explanatory text and current references for every step of each algorithm. This practical approach highlights the key decision points in vascular surgery practice and considers their applications to individual patients. Both experienced practitioners and trainees in vascular surgery will find this title extremely useful for comparing their management strategies with experts in the field. Provides the basis for systematic, step-by-step clinical management Written and edited by top authorities Thorough reference to provide validation of recommendations Logical, concise flow diagrams make complex decisions easier to understand and implement in practice An excellent quick reference for clinicians who desire current, expert opinions on specific clinical scenarios, as well as a useful review tool for exam preparation Larger clinical areas are broken down into several separate algorithms, covering different aspects of diagnosis or treatment, or significantly different scenarios requiring different approaches Algorithms can serve as the basis for clinical pathways and other approaches to cost-effective management

Vascular Surgery: A Clinical Guide to Decision-making is a concise but comprehensive resource for operating vascular surgeons and clinicians. It serves as an essential reference manual, particularly to young vascular surgeons, for consulting the basic scientific knowledge of pathogenesis of various illnesses, as well as how to approach them in a clinical setting. Adopting a translational approach, this book dissects the background of vascular pathology and links it to application in surgical techniques, as well as providing practical tips and tricks for surgical maneuvers. With insights and suggestions from various experienced and skilled vascular surgeons, this book covers a range of topics including the origin of diseases, clinical presentation, and therapeutic options, from medical therapy to surgical or endovascular approach. Each chapter also reviews international cutting-edge research in the vascular field and its clinical application, illuminating future developments in the field. With the contributions of first-class vascular surgeons, this book also covers uncommon and advanced case studies while exploring the pros and cons of each intervention option, helping practitioners make informed decisions when facing difficult cases. This unique reference also helps young surgeons to make quick decisions in challenging cases, such as how to choose between open and endo treatment. Presents indications, techniques and results for various vascular surgery procedures completed with an overview about pros and cons of a treatment, allowing readers to make a quick decision when facing peculiar clinical cases Adopts a translational approach, dissecting the background knowledge of vascular pathology and linking it to application in surgical techniques, along with a summary tips and tricks regarding surgical maneuvers A global involvement from experienced vascular surgeons in the field, covering surgical techniques and important research from around the world, devising the future developments of the field

This text, compiled from articles published in Basic Data sections of Annals of Vascular Surgery, is intended to provide the vascular surgeon with prognostic data required to diagnose and treat patients with vascular disease. Topics covered include thrombolytic therapy and laser angioplasty.