Retrospective review of the internal Doppler probe for intra- and postoperative microvascular surveillance

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 287-289

  De la Torre, Jorge ^a,b   Hedden, William ^b   Grant III, John H ^b   Gardner, Paul M ^b   Fix, R Jobe ^b   Vásconez, Luis O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b Kentucky   (United States)

Author keywords

Free tisue transfers; Internal Doppler probe; Intra and postoperative

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTERNAL DOPPLER PROBE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MECHANICAL PROBE; MICROVASCULATURE; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; MICROSURGERY; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 0043234159     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-42495     Document Type: Review

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