Efficacy of postoperative steroids on ischemic skin flap survival in rats

European Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 79-81

  Kuru, Bekir ^a   Dinç, Soykan ^a   Çamlibel, Mithat ^a   Durmuş, Engin ^a   Alagöl, Haluk ^a  

^a Ankara Oncol Training Res Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Corticosteroid; Flap survival; Ischemic flap

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STEROID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; GRAFT SURVIVAL; ISCHEMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKIN FLAP; SKIN NECROSIS;

EID: 0038310884     PISSN: 0930343X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00238-003-0484-y     Document Type: Article

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