Anesthesia management of patients undergoing hyperthermic isolated limb perfusion with melphalan for melanoma treatment: an analysis of 17 cases

Table 1 Patient demographics, site of procedure

	Initital presentation			Isolated limb perfusion and follow-up
Pt. no.	Primary site	Breaslow thickness (mm)	Staging	Perfusion site	Intraoperative complications	Acute limb toxicity grade	Other postop.complications (< 30 days)	Diseasefree at 6 months
1	Unknown	Unknown	III C	R LE	-	II	-	Y
2	L UE,	2.0	III C	L UE	-	II	Wound dehiscence	Y
3	L UE, forearm	2.9	III B	L UE	-	II	Atrial fibrillation	N
4	L LE	3.8	III C / IV	L LE	Hypotension	I	-	Y
5	L LE	3.1	III	L LE	-	I	Wound infection	N
6	L LE, foot	unknown	III	L LE	Hypotension, arrest	III	Wound infection, dehiscence	N
7	L LE, calf	Unknown	III C	L LE	Hypotension	II	-	N
8	L LE, thigh	4.1	III C	L LE	-	II	-	Y
9	Unknown	Unknown	III	R LE	-	II	-	Y
10	L UE	4.3	III B	L UE	-	II	Wound seroma	N
11	L LE, thigh	4.4	III C	L LE	-	II	-	Y
12	L LE, calf	1.5	III C	L LE	-	II	-	Y
13	L UE,thumb	0.5 (MIS)	III C	L UE	-	II	-	Y
14	L LE	unknown	III C	L LE	-	II	Ileus	N
15	R LE, ankle	1.5	III	R LE	-	II	-	Y
16	L LE, ankle	5.5	III	L LE	-	II	-	N
17	R UE	1.1	III C	R UE	-	I	-	N

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