wht is first to do in Arterial Embolus ? - ng

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- heparin start

- Sx Embolectomy

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my understanding is that always start heparin and if the embolus is in the extremities you would go for Sx Embolectomy

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does it depend on hour of presentation.

kaplan says life of LIMB is 6hrs. If person comes within first 3 hrs u can give heparin. If after 3 hrs or 4 hrs...no time for heparin.....so rush for surgery

Came across 2 qtns somewhere with different answers

anyone input

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i thaught that time limit was for tpa, well now iam confused

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if presented in less than 6 hours it is iv heparin then angiography and then surgical embolectomy.
If close to or more than 6 hours then it is iv heparin then surgical embolectomy with angiography done in OR