Ethnic Disparities in Thrombotic and Bleeding Diatheses Revisited: A Systematic Review of Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction across the East and West

Conclusion There appears to be an ethnicity-based propensity for thrombosis in Westerners and, conversely, for bleeding in East Asians, as evident by the current systematic review of microvascular breast reconstruction data. It is therefore advisable to consider ethnicity in the comprehensive evaluation of patients undergoing microsurgical procedures. [...] Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 333 Seventh Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10001, USAArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text
Source: Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research