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Complications associated with suction drains after microvascular anastomeses
Author(s) -
Riaz Mohammad,
Khan Khalid,
Leonard Alan G.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
microsurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.031
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1098-2752
pISSN - 0738-1085
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-2752(1996)17:1<51::aid-micr10>3.0.co;2-s
Subject(s) - medicine , suction , surgery , head and neck , fixation (population genetics) , free flap , mechanical engineering , population , environmental health , engineering
Two head and neck cases in which free flaps were used for reconstruction are presented. The circulation of the flaps was compromised due to problems directly associated with suction drains. The methods of drain fixation are discussed. © 1996 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.