PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Mehdi H. Shishehbor
TI  - Acute and critical limb ischemia: When time is limb
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.81gr.13003
DP  - 2014 Apr 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 209--216
VI  - 81
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/81/4/209.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/81/4/209.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2014 Apr 01; 81
AB  - Acute and critical limb ischemia post significant rates of morbidity and death, and need to be promptly recognized and treated to avoid amputation. Perfusion should be thoroughly assessed using multiple methods, and patients should be considered for revascularization (angioplasty or bypass surgery) to restore blood perfusion. Underlying conditions that need to be assessed and treated include cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and infection.