title: Fascia Iliaca block as the sole anesthesia technique in a patient with recent myocardial infarction for emergency femoral thrombectomy.
abstract: Acute limb ischemia is a surgical emergency that precludes prolonged preoperative cardiac evaluation. A 70-year-old female with recent myocardial infarction was posted for emergency transfemoral thrombectomy. We discuss the perioperative anesthetic considerations in these case. Fascia iliaca block can be used as sole anesthesia technique for transfemoral thrombectomy in high-risk patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, M S Ramaiah Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Leena Harshad
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Parate
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, M S Ramaiah Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Nagaraj Mungasuvalli
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Channappa
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, M S Ramaiah Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Vinayak
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pujari
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, M S Ramaiah Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Sadasivan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iyer
keywords: Fascia iliaca block; Ultrasonography; thrombectomy
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