PREOPERATIVE LONG-TERM THERAPEUTIC SUBCUTANEOUS HEPARIN ADMINISTRATION INTO ABDOMEN: POSSIBLE CAUSE FOR NONOBSTRUCTIVE MICROVASCULAR FLAP FAILURE

Preoperative Long-term Therapeutic Subcutaneous Heparin Administration into Abdomen: Possible Cause for Nonobstructive Microvascular Flap Failure

Summary:.The anterioabdominal wall is the most common site for low molecular weight heparin administration for anticoagulation, either for prophylactic or for therapeutic indications.Occasionally, this could be associated with damage of the abdominal pannus microvasculature, which could possibly jeopardize the reliability of free abdominal flaps as

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