Surgery | Common Surgical Conditions | Peripheral Vascular Disease: Chronic Limb Ischaemia

Peripheral Vascular Disease Chronic Limb Ischaemia
Session Overview
Description
This session covers essential information on chronic limb ischaemia required to pass the MRCS examination. It also provides the essential knowledge and skills required for Foundation and Core surgical trainees in their day-to-day practice.

Learning Objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:

• Define key terms relating to chronic limb ischaemia
• Explain the aetiology and risk factors
• Assess the patient with a chronically ischaemic leg
• Formulate the investigations for chronic limb ischaemia
• Discuss the treatment options
• Summarise and apply the NICE guidelines in decision making

Prerequisites
Before commencing this session you should:

• Revise the knowledge of lower limb blood supply (arterial and venous)

This session covers essential information on chronic limb ischaemia required to pass the MRCS examination.

It also provides the essential knowledge and some skills required for core trainees and early years of specialty trainees in their day-to-day practice.

The treatment options will be discussed but the technical aspects of treatment are beyond the scope of this session.