Simplified above-knee amputation with short operation time and minimal blood loss for ultra-high-risk patients under nerve block and local anesthesia
The presented method is a potential treatment for severe lower limb necrosis in ultra-high-risk patients for whom traditional AKA is impossible owing to intolerance for general anesthesia and invasive surgery. However, the long-term results are as yet unknown.
Authors
- Tetsu Kojima
- Yu Kagaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3285-5428)
- Hikaru Kono (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5736-0312)
- Masaru Mimura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3874-5273)
- Toshiki Furukawa
- Fumio Onishi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3514-0168)
Institutions
- Social Insurance Saitama Chuo Hospital (JP)
- Saitama Medical University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
- Published
- 2025-05-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvscit.2025.101840
- Primary Topic
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Saitama Medical University