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J Reconstr Microsurg 1994; 10(4): 235-236
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1006590
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A Transparent Dressing in Free-Flap Surgery

Yuhei Yamamoto, Hidehiko Minakawa, Tetsunori Yoshida
  • Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Accepted for publication 1993

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08 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

The authors have developed a technique for postoperative monitoring of transferred free flaps, making the removal of gauze dressings unnecessary. Their technique involves the transparent, hydrogel wound dressing, Clear Site®. A Doppler probe can also be directly applied over this material, to examine the patency of the vascular pedicle. An adhesive border on the sheeted material keeps the flap aseptic, thus providing fewer opportunities for wound infection. A wider use of this transparent dressing technique in free-flap surgery is expected.