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AMPUTATION

PREPARING FOR AMPUTATION 

Amputation is the removal of a limb by trauma, medical illness, or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on individuals as a preventative surgery for such problems.

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STEPS TO BOOKING:

  1. Obtain a referral form from your physician

  2. Book an appointment with our office

  3. If you are using insurance (Present Insurance Card)

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MEET THE ANESTHESIOLOGIST

  • Consultation booking 

  • Laboratory and Imaging test completed

  • Preoperative questionnaire

 

THE DAY BEFORE YOUR PROCEDURE:​

  • Fast 12 hours prior to surgery

  • Remember to leave all valuables at home (jewelry, money etc.)

  • Refrain from smoking and use of alcoholic beverages

  • Shower the morning of the procedure

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SURGERY TIMELINE:

  • Patient assessment about 45 minutes after check in

  • Anesthesia takes about 15 minutes

  • Surgery takes about 45 minutes - 1 hour 30 minutes (depending on amputation area)

  • Recovery requires 45 minutes to 1 hour

  • Upon clearance by the doctor the patient is released

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RESULTS TIMELINE:

  • Specimen taken to the laboratory by the patient 

  • Post operative guidelines given

  • Follow-up care

 

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I'm ready to begin...

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

BENEFITS: 

  • The most common is poor circulation because of damage or narrowing of the arteries called peripheral arterial disease. Without adequate blood flow, the body's cells cannot get oxygen and nutrients they need from the bloodstream

POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS & RISK:​

  • Pain

  • Muscle weakness and contractures

  • Joint instability

  • Autonomic dysfunction

  • Slow wound healing and wound infection

  • Although the risks and complications may occur only very rarely they do sometimes occur and cannot be predicted or prevented by the physician 

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