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SynthesisFrontiers in surgery2022

Patient Management Strategies in Perioperative, Intraoperative, and Postoperative Period in Breast Reconstruction With DIEP-Flap: Clinical Recommendations.

Kuo Chen, Narasimha M Beeraka, Mikhail Y Sinelnikov, Jin Zhang, Dajiang Song, Yuanting Gu, Jingruo Li, I V Reshetov, O I Startseva, Junqi Liu and 2 more

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Synthesis in Frontiers in surgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Kuo ChenDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Narasimha M BeerakaMinistry of Health of the Russian Federation, Sechenov University, Moscow, Russia.
Mikhail Y SinelnikovMinistry of Health of the Russian Federation, Sechenov University, Moscow, Russia.
Jin ZhangMinistry of Health of the Russian Federation, Sechenov University, Moscow, Russia.
Dajiang SongDepartment of Oncology Plastic Surgery, Hunan Province Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Yuanting GuDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Jingruo LiDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
I V ReshetovMinistry of Health of the Russian Federation, Sechenov University, Moscow, Russia.
O I StartsevaMinistry of Health of the Russian Federation, Sechenov University, Moscow, Russia.
Junqi LiuCancer Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Ruitai FanCancer Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Pengwei LuDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University · CNMinistry of Health of the Russian Federation · RUSechenov University · RUCentral South University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectiveDeep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) flap is a tissue isolated from the skin and subcutaneous tissue of the lower abdomen or rectus muscle to foster breast reconstruction. There is limited information about DIEP-flap induced complications associated with breast reconstruction surgery. EVIDENCE: We conducted a systematic review of the published literature in the field of breast cancer reconstruction surgery. Information was gathered through internet resources such as PubMed, Medline, eMedicine, NLM, and ReleMed etc. The following key phrases were used for effective literature collection: "DIEP flap", "Breast reconstruction", "Patient management", "Postoperative DIEP", "Intraoperative anticoagulant therapy", "Clinical recommendations". A total of 106 research papers were retrieved pertaining to this systematic review.

conclusionA successful breast reconstruction with DIEP-flap without complications is the priority achievement for this surgical procedure. This study provides various evidence-based recommendations on patient management in the perioperative, intraoperative, and postoperative periods. The clinical recommendations provided in this review can benefit surgeons to execute breast reconstruction surgery with minimal postoperative complications. These recommendations are beneficial to improve clinical outcomes when performing surgery by minimizing complications in perioperative, intraoperative, and postoperative period.

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breast reconstructionDIEP flapintraoperativepatient managementperioperativepostoperative periodsurgery

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PMID35242802
PMCPMC8887567
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