Femoral

I just had a friend whose femoral artery was accidentally cut during surgery...and he didn't make it. He bled to death.

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I had a friend of my parents who accidentally got her femoral artery cut during a surgery and survived. I know that this artery is important, as it is a very large artery and apparently she was very lucky that she didn't need an amputation, but I just ...

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... extremities with progressive ischemia, necrosis, and thrombosis of major arteries due to hyphal invasion. Limb gangrene, aneurysm formation of the femoral, popliteal, and iliac arteries and the aorta, and ultimately fatal hemorrhage is common (41% overall mortality) despite aggressive medical and ...

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... information: O2 consumption by tissues of leg= 25ml O2/ minute O2 concentration in pulmonary artery= 190ml O2/ 1000mL blood O2 concentration in femoral (into leg) artery= 190ml O2/ 1000mL blood O2 concentration in femoral (out of leg) vein= 140ml O2/ 1000mL blood HR= 80 beats/minute End Diastolic ...

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... legs at the knee. It is an acquired deformity. It can be unilateral or bilateral. Injury or septic destruction of the lateral half of the lower femoral eqiphyseal plate, results in arrested growth of the lateral condyle of the femur. The continued growth of the medial condyle results in unilateral ...

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