User:Elisabethpj/ACUTE LIMB ISCHAEMIA PROPOSAL

Proposal For Acute limb ischaemia's Page

Page Outline

Background Information

• General Information/Overview
• Prevalence
• Compare/contrast to chronic limb ischaemia

History

• When did this condition first come about?
• How was acute limb ischaemia discovered?
• Who discovered it initially?
• Initial diagnoses, treatments
• Myths surrounding its origin

Onset, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Prognosis

• What causes acute limb ischaemia?
• Who is succeptible to acute limb ischaemia?
• Associated symptoms
• Risk factors
• Related conditions
• How is it diagnosed?

Treatment

• How is acute limb ischaemia treated?
• Risks involved with treatments
• Success rates
• Rates of reoccurrance

Current Advancement

• Are there related studies currently in progress?

References

T. Gregory Walker, Acute Limb Ischemia, Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Volume 12, Issue 2, June 2009, Pages 117-129, ISSN 1089-2516, 10.1053/j.tvir.2009.08.005. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1089251609000316)

S.J Palfreyman, A Booth, J.A Michaels, A Systematic Review of Intra-arterial Thrombolytic Therapy for Lower-limb Ischaemia, European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Volume 19, Issue 2, February 2000, Pages 143-157, ISSN 1078-5884, 10.1053/ejvs.1999.0975. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1078588499909759)

Marcus Brooks, Michael P. Jenkins, Acute and chronic ischaemia of the limb, Surgery (Oxford), Volume 26, Issue 1, January 2008, Pages 17-20, ISSN 0263-9319, 10.1016/j.mpsur.2007.10.012. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0263931907002736)

Workload Division

The division of subject topics will be as follows:

Darrick Mason: Background Information, Onset, Symptoms Caroline Jones: Term Origin, Additional/Related Types of Ischaemia, Current Advancements Elisabeth Phillips-Jones: Diagnosis, Prognosis Morgan Dalis: Treatment

Each group member will be responsible for the inclusion of his/her subject topics in the Acute limb ischaemia page at the time of assigned due dates.