Infrared surface temperature monitoring in the postoperative management of free tissue transfers;La surveillance infrarouge de la temperature de surface pendant la prise en charge postopératoire des transferts de tissu libre

Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 97-101

  Papillion, Paul ^a   Wong, Lesley ^b   Waldrop, Jimmy ^b   Sargent, Larry ^b   Brzezienski, Mark ^b   Kennedy, Woody ^b   Rehm, Jason ^b  

^a Department of General Surgery ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

Author keywords

Free flap; Free flap temperature monitoring; Free tissue transfer; Free tissue transfer postoperative monitoring; Free tissue transfer survival; Microvascular surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350655407     PISSN: 11952199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/229255030901700307     Document Type: Article

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