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Review
. 2020 Apr;9(2):221-228.
doi: 10.1016/j.iccl.2019.12.002. Epub 2020 Jan 31.

Acute Limb Ischemia Interventions

Saud Khan  1 , Beau M Hawkins  2
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Acute Limb Ischemia Interventions

Saud Khan et al. Interv Cardiol Clin. 2020 Apr.

Abstract

Acute limb ischemia (ALI) is a sudden decrease in limb perfusion that threatens limb viability. Using the Rutherford classification, limbs can be categorized as threatened but viable, or irreversibly damaged, which aids clinicians in selecting appropriate therapy. Treatment options for threatened limbs include catheter-directed thrombolysis, percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy, and surgical revascularization. Potential complications from ALI and treatment include ischemia-reperfusion injury, compartment syndrome, systemic inflammatory response syndrome, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, hyperkalemia, and bleeding.

Keywords: Acute limb ischemia; Peripheral artery disease; Peripheral vascular intervention.

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