Microvascularly augmented transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap for breast reconstruction - Reappraisal of its value through clinical outcome assessment and intraoperative blood gas analysis

Microsurgery

Volumn 28, Issue 8 SPEC. ISS, 2008, Pages 656-662

  Lee, Jing Wei ^a   Lee, Yao Chou ^a   Chang, Tsai Wang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BREAST MALFORMATION; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FAT NECROSIS; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MICROVASCULATURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN SATURATION; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PERFUSION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVERSE RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCULOCUTANEOUS FLAP; VENOUS OXYGEN TENSION; WOUND COMPLICATION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAMMAPLASTY; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROBABILITY; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 55949130042     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: 10982752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.20555     Document Type: Article

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