Heparin versus tirofiban in microvascular anastomosis: Randomized controlled trial in a rat model

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Singh, Prabhjyot ^a   Zhu, Lin Fu ^a   Dziegielewski, Peter ^a   Harris, Jeffrey ^a   Seikaly, Hadi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Free flap; Heparin; Microsurgery; Tirofiban

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TIROFIBAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; CAPILLARY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIGASTRIC ARTERY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; FEMORAL VEIN; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; MICROANASTOMOSIS; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RAT; SKIN NECROSIS; THROMBOGENESIS; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION;

EID: 79954518923     PISSN: 19160216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2010.100092     Document Type: Article

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