Postoperative monitoring of microsurgical free tissue transfers for head and neck reconstruction: a systematic review of current techniques-Part I. Non-invasive techniques

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 351-355

  Abdel Galil, Khalid ^a   Mitchell, David ^a  

^a MID YORKSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Free tissue transfer; Monitoring techniques; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS RECONSTRUCTION; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; MESENTERIC ARTERY; MICROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

BODY TEMPERATURE; HEAD; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MICROSURGERY; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NECK; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SURGICAL FLAPS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 67349210358     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2008.11.013     Document Type: Article

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