FRCA Notes


Lower limb revascularisation/amputation


  • There have been no questions specifically on lower limb revascularisation or amputation in previous CRQs/SAQs
  • It's conceivable anaesthesia for lower limb amputation could feature in a question on post-amputation pain, which has featured twice since 2017
  • Such questions would also fit with several curriculum requirements, particularly those pertaining to the peri-operative management of vasculopathic patients
  • In the absence of a recent BJA Education editorial on these topics, it may be prudent to focus attention on other parts of the curriculum first