Postoperative monitoring of free flaps in autologous breast reconstruction: A multicenter comparison of 398 flaps using clinical monitoring, microdialysis, and the implantable doppler probe

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 409-416

  Whitaker, Iain S ^a   Rozen, Warren M ^b   Chubb, Daniel ^a   Acosta, Rafael ^a   Kiil, Birgitte J ^c   Birke Sorensen, Hanne ^c   Grinsell, Damien ^a   Ashton, Mark W ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Breast reconstruction; Cook probe; deep inferior epigastric artery; DIEP flap; perforator flap; superficial inferior epigastric artery perforator flap

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEEP INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC PERFORATOR FLAP; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MECHANICAL PROBE; MICRODIALYSIS; MICROSURGERY; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUPERFICIAL INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC ARTERY FLAP; SUPERIOR GLUTEAL ARTERY PERFORATOR FLAP;

FEMALE; FREE TISSUE FLAPS; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MICRODIALYSIS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, MAMMARY;

EID: 77955482066     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: 10988947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1249607     Document Type: Article

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