Surgical Delay in TRAM Flap Breast Reconstruction: A Comparison of 7- and 14-Day Delay Periods
Restifo R, Syed S, Ward B, Scoutt L, Taylor K. Surgical Delay in TRAM Flap Breast Reconstruction: A Comparison of 7- and 14-Day Delay Periods. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 1997, 38: 330-334. PMID: 9111890, DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199704000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlood Flow VelocityBreastEpigastric ArteriesFemaleHumansMammaplastyMicrosurgeryPostoperative ComplicationsSurgical FlapsTime FactorsUltrasonography, Doppler, DuplexConceptsTRAM flap breast reconstructionPreliminary delay procedureFlap breast reconstructionSuperior epigastric arteryEpigastric arteryBreast reconstructionBaseline valuesSuperficial inferior epigastric arteryHigh-risk patientsTransverse rectus abdominisInferior epigastric arteryDelay procedureComplication rateSurgical delayVein ligationRectus abdominisGroup IIFlap vascularityGroup IArteryWeeksDelay periodMinutesPatientsAbdominis