Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 2 , Pages 152-154 , March 2010

Safety of Local Anesthesia Combined with Monitored Intravenous Sedation for American Society of Anesthesiologists 3 and 4 Patients Undergoing Lower Limb–preservation Procedures

  • Nalini Vadivelu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Nalini Vadivelu, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520.
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  • Michael Gesquire, MD

      Affiliations

    • Resident CA3, Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT
    • ,
  • Sukanya Mitra, MD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Government Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh, India
    • ,
  • Kirk Shelley, MD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT
    • ,
  • Gopal Kodumudi

      Affiliations

    • Volunteer, Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT
    • ,
  • Yu Xia

      Affiliations

    • Yale College, Yale University, New Haven, CT
    • ,
  • Peter Blume, DPM

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Podiatry and Orthopedics, Yale University, New Haven, CT

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 Financial Disclosure: None reported.

 Conflict of Interest: None reported.

PII: S1067-2516(09)00421-9

doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2009.09.006

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 2 , Pages 152-154 , March 2010

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