El texto completo de este trabajo no está disponible en el Repositorio Académico UPC por restricciones de la casa editorial donde ha sido publicado. / Objective: Present different flap alternatives when performing microvascular free-flap reconstruction in acute hard-to-heal wounds. Method: A retrospective review of patients whose acute hard-to-heal wounds were treated with microvascular free-flap reconstruction. Data on demographics, wound aetiology, diagnostic, previous treatment, free-flap type, free-flap size, complications and follow up were analysed. Results: A total of 20 patients received microvascular free-flap reconstruction. The median age was 39.5 years. Twenty free-flap reconstructions were performed. These included: 3 cross-leg free flap, 1 cross-leg vascular cable bridge flap, 2 fibula osteocutaneous flap, 6 anterolateral thigh (ALT) flap, 3 thoracodorsal artery perforator (TDAP) flap, 3 fasciomyocutaneous flap, and 2 femoral artery fasciocutaneous flap. A patient required microvascular anastomosis due to hematoma; the rest did not present complications during their postoperative. Previous treatment included negative pressure wound therapy (12 patients) and surgical debridement with silver hydrogel dressings (8 patients). Conclusion: Hard-to-heal wounds can be unresponsive to traditional wound healing practices or local flaps. They often require free-flap reconstruction, using tissues similar to those compromised. Microvascular techniques can be an effective alternative. CONFLICT OF INTEREST None.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:PERUUPC/oai:repositorioacademico.upc.edu.pe:10757/656659 |
| Date | 10 1900 |
| Creators | Ciudad, Pedro, Vargas, Maria I, Castillo-Soto, Ana, Sanchez, Jefferson R, Manrique, Oscar J, Bustos, Samyd S, Forte, Antonio J, Huayllani, Maria T, Soto, Zoila, Grández-Urbina, J Antonio |
| Publisher | MA Healthcare Ltd |
| Source Sets | Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) |
| Language | Spanish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
| Format | application/html |
| Source | Journal of wound care, 29, LatAm sup 2, 27, 34, England |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess |
| Relation | https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.12968/jowc.2020.29.LatAm_sup_2.27 |
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