Classification of ALI
An ad hoc committee of the Society for Vascular Surgery and the North American Chapter of the International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery created a classification ( Table 1 ) for acute arterial occlusion.[3] Three general classes are recognized:
Class I: Non-threatened extremity; elective revascularization may or may not be necessary.
Class II: Threatened extremity; revascularization is indicated to prevent tissue loss.
Class III: Ischemia has progressed to infarction and salvage of the extremity is not possible.
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