An anaesthetic protocol is described that is designed to promote peripheral blood flow and prevent vascular spasm in patients undergoing free flap transfer. The technique has been used successfully over a period of 3 years at St Thomas' Hospital, London, and since its introduction vascular spasm has ceased to be a major intraoperative problem.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2498065 | PMC |
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