Peripheral nerve blocks for above knee amputation in high-risk patients

• Main Authors: Rajkumar Chandran (Author), Zhi Yuen Beh (Author), Fung Chen Tsai (Author), Suran Dhanushka Kuruppu (Author), Jia Yin Lim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Aims: Above knee amputation (AKA) is associated with considerable mortality and morbidity. There is paucity of data describing the use of peripheral nerve blocks (PNB) as the sole anesthetic technique in high-risk patients undergoing AKA. Our objectives were to evaluate the use of PNB...