Adverse Events Associated with Implantable Dopplers during Microvascular Surgery
Conclusion This study demonstrates a variety of ID-related malfunctions. One-third of device malfunctions were associated with patient complications, and false-positive Doppler signal loss contributed substantially to the requirement of surgical re-exploration. These are important considerations for surgical teams utilizing IDs in free tissue transfer procedures. [...] Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.Article in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents | Abstract | Full text
Source: Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Pier, Matthew M. Pasick, Luke J. Benito, Daniel A. Saini, Prashant Patel, Sahil Joshi, Arjun S. Goodman, Joseph F. Thakkar, Punam Tags: Original Article Source Type: research