ABOVE-KNEE AMPUTATION (TRANSFEMORAL AMPUTATION)
DATE AND TIME: [Date and time]
URGENCY: Elective / Non-elective
SURGEON: [Name]
ASSISTANT: [Name / None]
ANAESTHETIST: [Name]
Indication: Irreversible critical limb ischaemia where below-knee amputation is not possible (inadequate skin perfusion at transtibial level, extensive tissue loss or infection involving the calf, or patient unable to rehabilitate with a below-knee prosthesis). Required when gangrene or infection extends to the knee.
Patient Position: Supine.
Anaesthesia: General or regional.