A randomised controlled feasibility trial to evaluate local heat preconditioning on wound healing after reconstructive breast surgery: the preHEAT trial

Abstract Objective preHEAT was a randomised controlled feasibility trial to determine how best to measure skin necrosis in breast reconstruction to inform the design of a larger multicentre trial. Background Mastectomy skin flap necrosis (MSFN) is a serious complication resulting in prolonged wound...

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Main Authors: Saahil Mehta, Suzie Cro Cro, Billie Coomber, Rachel Rolph, Victoria Cornelius, Jian Farhadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Pilot and Feasibility Studies
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40814-019-0392-y