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Managing a patient with a vascular surgical emergency can be challenging. Often a patient will have multiple comorbidities, an extensive surgical history, and a lengthy medication list including novel anticoagulation and antiplatelet agents. Even if managed in a timely fashion, vascular emergencies can lead to significant and long-term morbidity or mortality.
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Bhamidipaty, V., Dean, A., Civil, I. (2017). Nontraumatic Peripheral Vascular Emergencies. In: Di Saverio, S., Catena, F., Ansaloni, L., Coccolini, F., Velmahos, G. (eds) Acute Care Surgery Handbook. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15341-4_11
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