Microsurgical complications in the upper extremity

Hand Clin. 2010 May;26(2):291-301. doi: 10.1016/j.hcl.2010.01.007.

Abstract

Although many advances have been made in microsurgery, it is not without complications. As microsurgeons continue to make advances in technology, technique, and applications that expand the utility of this field to more and more patients, they must be prepared to deal with the complications related to donor and recipient sites and the medical comorbidity that accompanies these large endeavors in the pre-, post-, and intraoperative periods.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Amputation, Traumatic / surgery
  • Aneurysm / etiology
  • Aneurysm / surgery
  • Comorbidity
  • Finger Injuries / surgery
  • Graft Occlusion, Vascular / etiology
  • Graft Occlusion, Vascular / therapy
  • Graft Survival
  • Humans
  • Intraoperative Care
  • Leeching
  • Microsurgery*
  • No-Reflow Phenomenon / etiology
  • Postoperative Care
  • Postoperative Complications*
  • Preoperative Care
  • Replantation
  • Smoking / adverse effects
  • Surgical Flaps*
  • Upper Extremity / injuries
  • Upper Extremity / surgery*
  • Venous Thrombosis / etiology
  • Venous Thrombosis / therapy