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01522 Anesthesia procedures vn lower leg venous thrmb

Anesthesia

Also known as: lower leg DVT thrombectomy anesthesia, venous thrombectomy anesthesia

Anesthesia for procedures on the veins of the lower leg involving venous thrombectomy. Covers anesthesia for surgical removal of thrombus from lower leg veins for deep venous thrombosis.

Clinical Context

Used when providing anesthesia for venous thrombectomy of the lower leg for acute deep venous thrombosis. Rarely performed as most DVTs are managed medically; surgical thrombectomy reserved for phlegmasia cerulea dolens or cases refractory to anticoagulation and catheter-directed therapy.

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Specialties

anesthesiologyvascular surgery

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