Bedside maneuvers and waveform changes in the interpretation of the implantable Doppler probe signal for free-flap monitoring

The efficacy of postoperative monitoring

The efficacy of postoperative monitoring: A single surgeon comparison of clinical monitoring and the implantable Doppler probe in 547 consecutive free flaps

✍ Warren M. Rozen; Daniel Chubb; Iain S. Whitaker; Rafael Acosta 📂 Article 📅 2009 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 286 KB

## Abstract __Background:__ An important element in achieving high success rates with free flap surgery has been the use of different techniques for monitoring flaps postoperatively as a means to detecting vascular compromise. Successful monitoring of the vascular pedicle to a flap can potentiate r