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Role of Postoperative Anticoagulation in Predicting Digit Replantation and Revascularization Failure: A Propensity-matched Cohort Study.

Abstract

PURPOSE: The use of intravenous heparin after digit replantation or revascularization (DRR) varies greatly. The insufficient evidence presents a lack of clinical equipoise needed for a randomized trial; as such, a matched propensity score analysis was performed to evaluate the role of postoperative anticoagulation after DRR. The purpose of this study was to determine if the use of postoperative therapeutic anticoagulation reduced the risk of …

Authors

Retrouvey H; Solaja O; Baltzer HL

Journal

Annals of Plastic Surgery, Vol. 83, No. 5, pp. 542–547

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer

Publication Date

November 2019

DOI

10.1097/sap.0000000000001848

ISSN

0148-7043