Instructions
You are an intern on the vascular surgery ward. Clifford Thornbury, 72, has type 2 diabetes and a gangrenous right forefoot with spreading infection despite IV antibiotics. Angioplasty failed and there is no bypass option. The surgeon recommends a right below-knee amputation tomorrow.
Explain the operation and obtain informed consent for a right below-knee amputation
- You do not need to take a history or examine the patient