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Thermal Injury to Reconstructed Breasts from Commonly Used Warming Devices: A Risk for Reconstructive Failure

BACKGROUND: Sensation is decreased or absent after breast reconstruction. This leaves reconstructed breasts vulnerable to injury from common household thermal sources such as heating pads and hot water bottles. We sought to categorize these injuries, provide a treatment plan, and prevent these injur...

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Autores principales: Faulkner, Heather R., Colwell, Amy S., Liao, Eric C., Winograd, Jonathan M., Austen, William G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5096518/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27826463
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001033