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Emergency Vascular Surgery: A Practical Guide
Edited by Eric Wahlberg, Par Olofsson, and Jerry Goldstone
202 pp, $49.50
Heidelberg, Germany, Springer-Verlag, 2007
ISBN-13: 978-3-5404-4393-3
JAMA. 2008;300(18):2186-2187.
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A significant proportion of vascular surgical practice requires the management of vascular emergencies. The ability to diagnose these problems efficiently and accurately is paramount to patient survival. Outcomes are often predicated on rapid diagnosis of vascular emergencies, and 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, need to rapidly identify them, and require a systematic algorithm to triage patients. This book is ideal for the surgical house officer or the emergency department physician exposed to vascular emergencies that necessitate the ability to acutely recognize vascular problems and formulate management options prior to the arrival of the vascular specialist.
The discussions are well written and presented in an easy-to-understand format that follows a consistent organization throughout all of the chapters. The text is . . . [Full Text of this Article]
Todd R. Vogel, MD, MPH, Reviewer
Division of Vascular Surgery
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey–Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Brunswick, New Jersey
vogelto@umdnj.edu
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