28 research outputs found
The Artelon CMC spacer compared with tendon interposition arthroplasty: A randomized, controlled, multicenter study of 109 patients with osteoarthritis followed for 1 year
Background and purpose The Artelon CMC spacer is designed for surgical treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) in the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb (CMC-I). Good results using this degradable device were previously presented in a pilot study. We now present results from a larger randomized, controlled, multicenter study
Improving the Penile Skin Adequacy and Appearance by Patching of the Preputial Skin Island Flap (PSIF) in Distal and Midshaft Hypospadias Associated with Severe Ventral Skin Deficiency: Experience in 224 Cases
Effect of Acetylsalicylic Acid on Microvascular Thrombosis in Autologous Breast Reconstruction
Although advances in microsurgery have increased success rates of autologous breast reconstruction, microvascular thrombosis still remains a major concern as a cause of flap failure. At present, no evidence-based guidelines on pharmacological prevention of microvascular thrombosis exist. This study investigates the effect of acetylsalicylic acid on the incidence of microvascular complications in patients undergoing autologous breast reconstruction. Patients undergoing deep inferior epigastric artery perforator or free transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap breast reconstruction at two academic centers in the Netherlands between 2005 and 2011 were included. Patients at one center received once daily 0.6 mL of nadroparine and 40mg acetylsalicylic acid, while patients at the other center received 0.6 mL nadroparine only. A total of 430 consecutive patients underwent 592 breast reconstructions. No statistically significant differences were found between the two groups in the incidence of flap failure (2.8 and 2.5%), microvascular thromboembolic complications (2.6 and 3.8%), venous congestion (3.4 and 2.8%), or overall complications (28.0 and 32.3%). Hematoma tended to occur more often in the group receiving acetylsalicylic acid (9.2 and 4.7%). It was found that no protective effect of acetylsalicylic acid on microvascular complications was present. Given its known risks and the somewhat increased occurrence of hematoma in the present study, we stopped to routinely administer acetylsalicylic acid after autologous breast reconstruction