title: Removal of foreign bodies from the foot, a technique using high elevation and local anaesthesia.
abstract: The use of a steep Trendelenburg position is described in removing foreign bodies from the foot. Bleeding at the site is sufficiently reduced to allow removal without a tourniquet. Retrospective analysis of theatre records demonstrates a considerable reduction in the number of general anaesthetics given since the introduction of this technique.
authors.affiliation: Accident & Emergency Department, Leicester Royal Infirmary, England.
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Mardel
mesh_terms: D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000379:methods*; D005528:Foot / Q000601:surgery*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011187:Posture