Journal article
Free flap monitoring protocol.
- Kruse AL Department of Craniomaxillofacial and Oral Surgery, University of Zurich, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland. astrid.kruse@usz.ch
- Luebbers HT
- Grätz KW
- Obwegeser JA
- 2010-07-09
Published in:
- The Journal of craniofacial surgery. - 2010
Clinical Protocols
Humans
Microsurgery
Monitoring, Physiologic
Surgical Flaps
Ultrasonography, Doppler
English
In microsurgery, the successful salvage of free tissue transfer is dependent on the rapid decision to return to the operating room. Therefore, a free flap monitoring protocol is presented, including checking color, temperature, capillary return, and signal from a handheld Doppler ultrasonograph in an intraoperatively marked skin area directly over the pedicle.
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- English
- Open access status
- closed
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- DOI 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181e1e6e9
- PMID 20613605
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/253587
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