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Intravenous infusion of prostacyclin to prevent platelet thrombus during microvascular anastomoses
D R Gateley1, G R McAnulty, D L Martin
1Department of Plastic Surgery, Queen Mary's University Hospital, Roehampton, London, UK.
British Journal of Plastic Surgery
|June 1, 1996
Abstract:
Two cases are presented where the use of epoprostenol sodium (prostacyclin) was used intraoperatively to prevent platelet thrombus during arterial microvascular anastomoses. Both patients required a free muscle transfer at an unfavourable time following injury when platelet thrombus formation was a significant risk.