Postoperative free flap monitoring in reconstructive surgery—man or machine?

Free tissue transfer is widely used for the reconstruction of complex tissue defects. The survival of free flaps depends on the patency and integrity of the microvascular anastomosis. Accordingly, the early detection of vascular comprise and prompt intervention are indispensable to increase flap sur...

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Main Authors: Samuel Knoedler, Cosima C. Hoch, Lioba Huelsboemer, Leonard Knoedler, Viola A. Stögner, Bohdan Pomahac, Martin Kauke-Navarro, David Colen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2023.1130566/full