Vascular Injuries in Surgical Practice (Hardcover)

This is a text designed for reference which covers diagnostic methods, management strategies and options and post-operative techniques in the field of vascular surgery. The first ten chapters offer an overview of basic vascular science which includes an examination of the epidemiology of vascular trauma, the biomechanics of wound ballistics, the physiology of blood coagulation, transfusions and diagnostic radiology. The remaining, clinical, chapters are organized by body region and include discussions on clinical findings, diagnosis, pre-operative management, operative strategy, post-operative outcome and long term results.