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Organization and implementation of a community hospital microsurgical service for the management of amputation
Microsurgery
|January 1, 1984
Abstract:
The genesis of a voluntary referral system with the establishment of a microsurgical replantation center in a community hospital is described. Specific hospital and emergency care protocols are outlined, along with the percentage distribution of peripheral hospitals utilizing this service. Over the initial 6-year period, a success rate greater than 85% has been achieved in those cases that have satisfied the criteria for revascularization and replantation.