Acute limb ischemia occurs due to a sudden decrease in the blood flow to a limb, resulting in a potential threat to the viability of the extremity. Unfortunately, the threat is not only to the ...

For initial treatment, compressive dressings should be removed and the limb elevated to ... its use for the treatment of acute compartment syndrome in the upper extremity. It may be acceptable ...

Long-standing ischemia ... upper limb, and probably for two reasons. The first is a lack of appreciation of the frequency with which progressive diseases like scleroderma affect the upper ...