Peripheral Vascular Emergencies

Emergency care of traumatic and major nontraumatic peripheral vascular emergencies is comprehensively summarized, with emphasis on the total resuscitation and stabilization of the patient, if possible, prior to carrying out definitive operative repair. For discussion of other emergency conditions of the peripheral vessels, including venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and carotid artery occlusion, the reader is referred to the extensive references.—MSR