Phlebologie
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Anaesthesia exposes the practitioner to the obligation of being answerable for his responsibility if he commits an error which leads directly to damage to the patient. He can be forced to pay compensation for the damage. Quite apart from this, there is also the unpleasant process of being called before a disciplinary hearing for "involuntary injury". ⋯ In every case, the patient ought to be informed of all risks and benefits. The anaesthetic cannot be performed by any person other than the practitioner or an anaesthetist nurse, in the presence of the practitioner. The surgery where this is performed must be equipped with all the apparatus necessary for good anaesthetic procedure, monitoring, and recuperation in case of patient distress.
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Regional anesthesia represents a selective method for surgery of the lower limbs because of its simplicity and its handiness. The various techniques of regional anesthesia are analysed with their risks and benefits. ⋯ Nervous blocks of the lower limbs represents also safe techniques especially for elderly patients and for day-case surgery. Intravenous regional anesthesia does not represent an usefull technique because of the possible toxicity due to a great volume of local anesthetic drugs.