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Recommendations for the Use of Leeches in Reconstructive Plastic Surgery

A written informed consent should be obtained from the patient before hirudotherapy is initiated. The patients should be treated each day of leech therapy with anti-Aeromonas antibiotics. Leeches should be applied on the darker spots of the reattached body parts or flaps. Usually 1–10 leeches are us...

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Autor principal: Mumcuoglu, Kosta Y.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3933224/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24653746
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/205929