Effect of heparin on prevention of flap loss in microsurgical free flap transfer: a meta-analysis.

Effect of heparin on prevention of flap loss in microsurgical free flap transfer: a meta-analysis.

The effectiveness of heparin for thromboprophylaxis during microvascular free flap transfer is uncertain. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to determine the effect of heparin on the prevention of flap loss in microsurgical free flap transfer.A search of PubMed, Cochrane databases, and Google Sch...

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Main Authors: Xuan-Liang Pan, Guo-Xian Chen, Hua-Wei Shao, Chun-Mao Han, Li-Ping Zhang, Li-Zhu Zhi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3994018?pdf=render

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