Surgery
New surgery study results reported from Singapore General Hospital
Published in Hospital Law Weekly, May 24th, 2007
New investigation results, "Intermittent short saphenous vein phlebotomy: an effective technique of relieving venous congestion in the distally based sural artery flap," are detailed in a study published in Annals of Plastic Surgery. "Venous congestion is the main cause of failure in the distally based sural artery flap. Herein, we present our technique of phlebotomy to relieve flap congestion," scientists in Singapore, Singapore report.
"Venous blood is intermittently drained via an exteriorized segment of the short saphenous vein until flap circulation normalizes. From 2000 to 2005, 34 distally based sural artery flaps were performed. In all patients, an extra...
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Source: Hospital Law Weekly (2007-05-24)
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