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Comorbid risk factors in TRAM flap failure
1Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
Women having transverse abdominal muscle (TRAM) breast reconstruction have often suffered through mastectomy, perhaps chemotherapy, and certainly survived a brush with death. To finally reach a time when the missing breast can be reconstructed affords them a sense of return to normally. Unfortunately for some women, the risk of complications looms large. The purpose of this paper is to address the co-morbid risk factors for TRAM flap failure and the nurses' role in minimizing their impact.
Women having transverse abdominal muscle (TRAM) breast reconstruction have often suffered through mastectomy, perhaps chemotherapy, and certainly survived a brush with death. To finally reach a time when the missing breast can be reconstructed affords them a sense of return to normally. Unfortunately for some women, the risk of complications looms large. The purpose of this paper is to address the co-morbid risk factors for TRAM flap failure and the nurses' role in minimizing their impact.
