Maximizing the Use of the Handheld Doppler in Autologous Breast Reconstruction

Clinics in Plastic Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 213-218

  Nahabedian, Maurice Y ^a   Patel, Ketan M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic Doppler; Autologous breast reconstruction; Flap monitoring; Handheld Doppler; Perforator flap breast reconstruction

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICS; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DEEP INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC PERFORATOR FLAP; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SELECTION; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REVIEW; SUPERIOR GLUTEAL ARTERY PERFORATOR FLAP; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TRANSVERSE RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCULOCUTANEOUS FLAP;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURGICAL FLAPS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 79956363478     PISSN: 00941298     EISSN: 15580504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cps.2011.03.006     Document Type: Review

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