Intraoperative hemodynamic evaluation of the radial and ulnar arteries during free radial forearm flap procedure

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 73-77

  Lorenzetti, Fulvio ^a   Giordano, Salvatore ^b   Suominen, Erkki ^c   Asko Seljavaara, Sirpa ^a   Suominen, Sinikka ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b VAASA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Hemodynamics; Radial artery; Radial forearm flap; Ulnar artery

Indexed keywords

DALTEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOPPLER FLOWMETER; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIAL ARTERY; RADIAL FOREARM FLAP; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; ULNAR ARTERY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIAL ARTERY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURGICAL FLAPS; ULNAR ARTERY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 76249124850     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: 10988947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1242135     Document Type: Article

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