Continuous postoperative monitoring of cutaneous free flaps using near infrared spectroscopy

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-77

  Repež, Andrej ^a   Oroszy, Dominika ^a   Arnež, Zoran M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Anastomosis thrombosis; Free flap; Microvascular surgery; Monitoring; Near infrared spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MONITORING; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN FLAP; SURVIVAL; VEIN ANASTOMOSIS; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECTROSCOPY, NEAR-INFRARED; SURGICAL FLAPS; THROMBOSIS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 36649008539     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2007.04.003     Document Type: Article

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