Hemodynamic changes in the microcirculation of DIEP flaps

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 644-648

  Figus, Andrea ^a,d   Ramakrishnan, Venkat ^b   Rubino, Corrado ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Breast reconstruction; DIEP flap; Flap circulation; Laser Doppler flowmetry; Microcirculation; Perforator flaps

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC PERFORATOR FLAP; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MICROCIRCULATION; PERFORATOR FLAP; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BLOOD FLOW; BREAST; MASTECTOMY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NIPPLE; PLASTIC SURGERY; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SKIN; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BREAST; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; NIPPLES; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 45549109473     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e318145be31     Document Type: Article

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