Organization and implementation of a community hospital microsurgical service for the management of amputation injuries

✍ Scribed by M. Ather Mirza; Kenneth E. Korber

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1984
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 335 KB
• Volume: 5
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0738-1085
• DOI: 10.1002/micr.1920050308

✦ Synopsis

The genesis of a voluntary referral system with the establishment of a microsurgical replantation center in a community hospital is described. Specific hospital and emergency care protocols are outlined, along with the percentage distribution of peripheral hospitals utilizing this service. Over the initial 6-year period, a success rate greater than 85% has been achieved in those cases that have satisfied the criteria for revascularization and replantation.