2017
DOI: 10.1016/j.anplas.2016.06.004
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Leech therapy in flap salvage: Systematic review and practical recommendations

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“…The incidence of infection is 2.4% to 20%, most often caused by Aeromonas hydrophilia , a gram‐negative rod bacteria . Patients may also experience anemia due to blood loss, although this risk is present in any therapy that involves exsanguination, including venocutaneous fistula …”
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“…The incidence of infection is 2.4% to 20%, most often caused by Aeromonas hydrophilia , a gram‐negative rod bacteria . Patients may also experience anemia due to blood loss, although this risk is present in any therapy that involves exsanguination, including venocutaneous fistula …”
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“…Risk factors include venous backflow, microvenous valves, diabetes mellitus, tobacco use, external compression, and patient age . While neovascularization can eventually resolve partial obstruction, total obstruction and thrombosis require urgent therapy to prevent partial or total flap loss . In fact, there is an inverse relation between time to operation and success rate of flap salvage .…”
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“…Согласно данным литературы, полная потеря лоскута встречается в 0,8-6% случаев [5,[22][23][24], повторная ревизия свободного лоскута требуется у 2,8-20% пациентов, приводя к положительным результатам в 57-76% случаев [14,[25][26][27][28]. Для со-хранения свободного лоскута используют также гирудотерапию и активную тромболитическую терапию, в том числе и у детей [29][30][31].…”
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