Open AccessFascia Iliaca block as the sole anesthesia technique in a patient with recent myocardial infarction for emergency femoral thrombectomy
Author(s) -
Leena Harshad Parate,
Nagaraj Mungasuvalli Channappa,
Vinayak Seenappa Pujari,
Sadasivan S Iyer
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.152886
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , myocardial infarction , anesthetic , fascia , limb ischemia , anesthesia , surgery , ischemia , cardiology
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.