title: Dermatologic surgery emergencies: Complications caused by occlusion and blood pressure.
abstract: While the overall incidence of emergencies in dermatologic surgery is low, emergent situations can occasionally pose a risk to patients undergoing such procedures. The clinical importance of several types of emergences related to vascular occlusion, hypertension, and hypotension are reviewed, and relevant epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, work-up, management, and prevention are discussed. Early detection of these emergencies can mitigate or forestall associated adverse outcomes, thereby allowing the outstanding record of safety of dermatologic surgery to continue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Kira
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Minkis
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Whittington
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Otolaryngology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois. Electronic address: m-alam@northwestern.edu.
authors.forename: Murad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alam
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D007022:Hypotension / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D054556:Venous Thromboembolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy
keywords: complication; dermatologic emergency; embolism; hypertension; hypotension; myocardial infarction; stroke; surgery