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01656 Anesthesia artery sho & ax ax-fem bpg

Anesthesia

Also known as: ax-fem bypass anesthesia, axillofemoral bypass anesthesia

Anesthesia for procedures on the arteries of the shoulder and axilla involving axillary-femoral bypass graft. Covers general anesthesia for extra-anatomic bypass from the axillary artery to the femoral artery.

Clinical Context

Used when providing anesthesia for axillary-femoral bypass grafting, an extra-anatomic bypass used when direct aortic surgery is contraindicated due to infection, hostile abdomen, or prohibitive surgical risk. Tunneled subcutaneously along the lateral chest and abdomen.

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Specialties

anesthesiologyvascular surgery

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