Timing of presentation of the first signs of vascular compromise dictates the salvage outcome of free flap transfers

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 991-993

  Smit, Jeroen M ^a,b   Zeebregts, Clark J ^b   Acosta, Rafael ^b  

^a CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT PERFUSION; LETTER; MECHANICAL PROBE; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; MONITORING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALVAGE THERAPY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MICROCIRCULATION; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; REOPERATION;

HUMANS; MICROCIRCULATION; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; REOPERATION; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 52049084866     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181811fd8     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

1. Chen, K. T., Mardini, S., Chuang, D. C., et al. Timing of presentation of the first signs of vascular compromise dictates the salvage outcome of free flap transfers. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 120: 187, 2007.
2. Smit, J. M., Acosta, R., Zeebregts, C. J., Liss, A. G., Anniko, M., and Hartman, E. H. Early reintervention of compromised free flaps improves success rate. Microsurgery 27: 612, 2007.
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