Augmented blood removal after medicinal leech feeding in congested tissue flaps

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 505-511

  Connor, Nadine P ^a   Conforti, Michael L ^b   Heisey, Dennis M ^c   Vanderby, Ray ^a   Kunz, David ^a   Hartig, Gregory K ^a,c  

^a WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Heparin; Leech; Mechanical device; Microsurgery; Reconstruction; Venous congestion

Indexed keywords

MEDICINE; SURGERY; TISSUE;

MECHANICAL DEVICES;

BLOOD;

HEPARIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICE; LEECH; MICROSURGERY; NONHUMAN; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; TISSUE FLAP; VENOUS STASIS;

ANIMALS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LEECHING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SUCTION; SURGICAL FLAPS; SWINE; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 0036657459     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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