CVICU/CVHDU
Building 32 Level 4
Auckland City Hospital
2 Park Road
Grafton
Auckland 1023
www.healthpoint.co.nz
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Intensive Care and High Dependency Unit | Auckland | Te Toka Tumai | Te Whatu Ora
Street Address
Contact Details
Phone (09) 375 7100
Email ADHBCVICU@adhb.govt.nz
Axillofemoral Bypass
This procedure is performed to relieve lower limb ischaemia (poor blood supply).
A bypass is created from the axillary artery under the arm to the femoral artery in the groin using a vascular prosthesis (synthetic graft) or a section of the saphenous vein.
https://www.healthpoint.co.nz/public/intensive-care/cardiothoracic-and-vascular-intensive-care/