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1878292

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-10-1
pubmed:abstractText
The efficacy, risks, and benefits of the use of local anesthesia for surgery on the foot were assessed in 75 patients who underwent 127 procedures with lower calf, ankle, metatarsal-ray, and digital blocks. There were 23 procedures on digits alone, 97 forefoot operations (transmetatarsal amputations, wound debridements, closures, osteotomies, joint resections), six ankle or hind-foot amputations, and one open ankle disarticulation. There were no complications directly related to the use of local anesthesia; specifically, no extension of preexisting infection or ischemia due to injection in the foot. There were three deaths (30-day mortality 4%). The procedures were uniformly well tolerated, even in patients with ongoing myocardial ischemia or severe metabolic disorders. Local anesthesia is a safe and effective method to perform local debridement or amputation of the foot in an ischemic or diabetic extremity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0890-5096
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
354-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Local anesthesia for surgery on the foot: efficacy in the ischemic or diabetic extremity.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Albany Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New York.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article