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Effect of pre‐existing health conditions on the results of reconstructive microvascular surgery
Author(s) -
Al Qattan Mohammad M.,
Bowen Vaughan
Publication year - 1993
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/micr.1920140304
Subject(s) - medicine , reconstructive surgery , microvascular surgery , surgery , microsurgery , general surgery
The effect of different pre‐existing health conditions on the results of reconstructive microvascular surgery are reviewed. These conditions include: age, vital organ failure, diabetes, arterial and venous diseases, medications, smoking, wound healing disorders, epidermolysis bullosa, hematological diseases, multiple injury patients, pregnancy, and neuropsychiatric disease. © 1993 Wiley‐Liss Inc.