When stomach contents get into the lungs it is called aspiration and it can result in serious lung injury or death. We will ask you not to eat or drink anything for a period prior to surgery so that you will have minimal stomach contents at the time of surgery. You should receive instruction concerning this issue during the preoperative evaluation process.
Define amputate: to remove by or as if by cutting; especially : to cut (a part, such as a limb) from the body â amputate in a sentence to remove by or as if by cutting; especially : to cut (a part, such as a limb) from the bodyâ¦ See the full definition
A phantom limb is the sensation that an amputated or missing limb is still attached. Approximately 60 to 80% of individuals with an amputation experience phantom sensations in their amputated limb, and the majority of the sensations are painful.