Preoperative management of the amputated limb.
Little literature exists on storage and preparation of an amputated limb prior to transfer to a reconstructive plastic surgical unit for possible macroreplantation. This paper describes practical measures used to prolong ischaemia time allowing macroreplantation, tissue harvesting, or fashioning of a useful stump. A simple protocol is used to summarise these points.
Department of Plastic Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital, Holtye Road, West Sussex, England. marksheldonlloyd@yahoo.co.uk
M S
MS
Lloyd
T C
TC
Teo
M A
MA
Pickford
P M
PM
Arnstein
D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery*; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D005121:Extremities / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D012092:Replantation; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods; D014021:Tissue Preservation / Q000379:methods*