Pitfalls

Failure to differentiate between acute and chronic limb ischaemia
Concentrating on the leg and forgetting the patient – remember analgesia, oxygen, IV fluids
Failure to give intravenous heparin early (ALL patients)
Failure to assess severity (Rutherford classification) which largely dictates urgency of intervention
Attempting to revascularise the limb in a situation where either the patient or limb is non-salvageable