Survival After Replantation

Over a seven-year period in one unit performing replantation surgery 63 parts were replanted in 49 patients with an overall survival rate of 60%, which represents a worthwhile salvage of tissue otherwise not available for reconstruction. As the median operation time was eight hours (range 5-22) the...

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Published inBritish medical journal (Clinical research ed.) Vol. 285; no. 6353; pp. 1481 - 1483
Main Authors Tanner, N. S. B., McGrouther, D. A., Webster, M. H. C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England British Medical Association 20.11.1982
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Amputation
Amputation, Traumatic - surgery
Blood vessels
Child
Child, Preschool
Emergency Service, Hospital - statistics & numerical data
Extremities - injuries
Extremities - surgery
Female
Fingers
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Occasional Review
Physical trauma
Replantation
Surgeons
Surgical specialties
Survival rates
Thumb
Time Factors
Tissue Survival
Veins
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Summary:Over a seven-year period in one unit performing replantation surgery 63 parts were replanted in 49 patients with an overall survival rate of 60%, which represents a worthwhile salvage of tissue otherwise not available for reconstruction. As the median operation time was eight hours (range 5-22) the implication of providing such prolonged operative procedures on the resources of the Health Service must be seriously considered. Yet there is a failure of awareness among the medical profession of the possibilities of such treatment, and potentially viable parts may be being discarded.
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ISSN:0267-0623
DOI:10.1136/bmj.285.6353.1481