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Ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks in high-risk patients, requiring lower limb (Above and below knee) amputation

A case series of five high-risk patients with lower limb ischemia, sepsis, altered coagulation, and multi-organ dysfunction requiring emergent or urgent lower limb amputation is presented. Use of peripheral nerve blocks for below and above knee amputations is quite uncommon which provides better hem...

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Autores principales: Shamim, Faisal, Hameed, Malika, Siddiqui, Nadeem, Abbasi, Shemila
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6018257/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29963413
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/IJCIIS.IJCIIS_60_17