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Dr. Shampile
Terminology
• Acute: <14 days
• Acute on chronic: worsening in <14 days
• Chronic: stable for >14 days
• Incomplete: no limb threat
• Complete: limb threatened
• Irreversible: limb non viable
Definition
• peripheral vascular disease refers to the
obstruction or deterioration of arteries other
than those supplying the heart and within the
brain.
Aetiology-ALI
Embolism- 90% from heart, 9% from great
vessels, 1% other.
• Left atrium in patients in atrial fibrillation
• Mural thrombus after myocardial infarct
• Prosthetic and diseased heart valves
• Aneurysm or atheromatous stenosis
• Tumour, foreign body
Aetiology-cont’d
Thrombosis; Atherosclerosis, aneurysm, graft stenosis, low flow,
e.g. hypovolaemia, thrombotic states.
Other
• Trauma ( general or operative)
• Arteritis,
• Congenital anomalies
• Dissecting aneurysm
• Raynaud's Syndrome
• Metabolic (DM)
• Drugs e.g. Acute ischaemia due to intra-arterial temazepam
injection
Pathophysiology-ALI
• Sudden interruption of blood supply.
• Emboli tend to lodge at sites of vessel
bifurcation.
• There are two phases of cell injury: ischaemic
injury as tissues are deprived of blood supply
and reperfusion injury if blood flow is
restored
Clinical features of limb ischaemia