Assertion: amputation | /r/CapableOf | take place
Facets:
value: at the site of the accident
type: LOCATION
value: below the knee
type: OTHER
value: on the leg
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: The most common amputations take place on the leg, just above or below the knee, but many other places can be sites for the procedure.
text: Assessment of the amputee patient may involve assessing a patient before the amputation or after the amputation has taken place.
text: The amputation can take place at the site of the accident i.e. a direct limb transection or may be due to severe open fractures or severe neurovascular injuries.
text: Physicians don’t need to document these words, but they do need to give the coder enough documentation to know where the amputation took place.
text: Documenting that a “below-the-knee amputation” took place really isn’t sufficient.
text: Confirm with the surgery team where the amputation will take place—above or below the knee—as this will dictate which nerve blocks to place.