Abstract
Perioperative management of chronic wounds demands a multidisciplinary approach. Severe co-morbidities leave these patients prone to post-operative complications. To optimize wound healing, minimally invasive methods, both surgical and anaesthesiological, are applied. Ultrasound-guided peripheral nerveblocks (PNB) are an ideal anaesthesia method for wound revisions, amputations and split skin transplantations. The implementation of PNB allows continued anticoagulant treatment, provides post-operative analgesia, lowers opioid consumption and facilitates mobilization.
| Translated title of the contribution | Anaesthesia for patients with chronic wounds |
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| Original language | Danish |
| Journal | Ugeskrift for Laeger |
| Volume | 177 |
| Issue number | 21 |
| Pages (from-to) | V12140696 |
| ISSN | 0041-5782 |
| Publication status | Published - 18 May 2015 |