The efficacy of the Cook-Swartz implantable Doppler in the detection of free-flap compromise: A systematic review protocol

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Agha, Riaz A ^a   Gundogan, Buket ^b   Fowler, Alexander J ^c   Bragg, Thomas W H ^a   Orgill, Dennis P ^d  

^a STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA EXTRACTION; DOPPLER DEVICE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; EMBASE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; MEDLINE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCINFO; PUBLISHING; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICES; DOPPLER ULTRASONOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROCEDURES; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FREE TISSUE FLAPS; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 84897487444     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004253     Document Type: Review

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