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In addition to managing patients who present with solid organ ischemia due to acute arterial insufficiency, vascular surgeons also inflict more short-term end-organ ischemia than most other specialists because we control vessels for open reconstructions. With restoration of nutritive blood flow, various forms of reperfusion injury can substantially impair the recovery of patients with prolonged end-organ ischemia. Long clamp times, especially involving large bulk of tissues (eg, the pelvis and both legs) and susceptible organs (such as the brain, nerves, and viscera), remain a significant risk for the ischemia-reperfusion injury storm.
Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: From bench to bedside Source Type: research
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