Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5715284 | Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery | 2017 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
The key approach to hypercoagulable patients is likely prevention over treatment. Patients who received prophylactic heparin infusions had clinically lower rates of thrombotic events and flap loss. However, this encouraging finding must be balanced with the increased risk for postoperative bleeding complications.
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Authors
Jonas A. Nelson, Cyndi U. Chung, Andrew R. Bauder, Liza C. Wu,