A comparison of free autologous breast reconstruction with and without the use of laser-assisted indocyanine green angiography: A cost-effectiveness analysis

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Chatterjee, Abhishek ^a   Krishnan, Naveen M ^b   Van Vliet, Michael M ^b   Powell, Stephen G ^b   Rosen, Joseph M ^b   Ridgway, Emily B ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLORING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; INDOCYANINE GREEN;

ANGIOGRAPHY; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; VASCULARIZATION;

ANGIOGRAPHY; COLORING AGENTS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE FLAPS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDOCYANINE GREEN; MAMMAPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84877752830     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31828659f4     Document Type: Article

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