Axillo-femoral Bypass
Restoration of the blood supply to the leg(s) by creating a bypass from the armpit (cut below the clavicle) to the pelvic arteries in patients with a blockage or narrowing of the big arteries in the abdomen.
- Speciality Vascular
- Urgency elective, urgent
- Duration 2 to 4 h
- Blood Loss 500 ml to 1 litre
- Anaesthesia General Anaesthetic
- Procedures Arterial line, +/- Central line
- Pain moderate-severe (++++)
- Post-op Pain II Tablets, Injection (im, iv), PCA
- Hospital Stay 4 to 7 days
- Full Recovery 6 to 12 weeks
- More Information Vascular Surgical Expertise
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