Tag Steven R. Shackford MD FACS

1 What is deep venous thrombosis (DVT)? What initiates it, and what causes it to propagate? DVT means thrombosis in the deep veins of the extremities and neck, as opposed to the superficial veins. In the lower extremity, DVT includes…

1 What is the pathophysiology of extremity vascular injury? Peripheral arteries are composed of three layers: outer adventitia, central muscular, and inner endothelial, or intima. Trauma, either blunt or penetrating, can produce hemorrhage (from laceration or puncture), thrombosis (from intimal…