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Complications of Upper and Lower Extremity Percutaneous Arterial Puncture and Catheterization

Although there is appeal in the less invasive nature of percutaneous procedures, access-related complications can be a source of significant morbidity and even mortality. Bleeding, arterial injury, ischemia, and nerve injury are common problems encountered in an environment where high…

Paradoxical Embolism

Paradoxical embolism describes an event in which embolic material originates in the venous system or right heart, passes through any right-to-left shunt, and ends in the arterial system. Although this sequence of events usually is thought to occur with venous…

Early Postoperative Recognition and Management of Acute Stroke After Carotid Endarterectomy

Stroke complicating carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is broadly classified into intraoperative or postoperative. Such a classification has implications for the likely etiology and type of stroke and indication for exploration or neurorescue maneuvers; it also affects prognosis. An intraoperative stroke is…