Feasibility of perforator flaps in Day surgery. A retrospective study through a two-years' experience.
Ambulatory care
Chirurgie ambulatoire
Day surgery
Lambeaux perforants
Oncologie chirurgicale
Perforator flaps
Reconstruction
Surgical oncology
Journal
Annales de chirurgie plastique et esthetique
ISSN: 1768-319X
Titre abrégé: Ann Chir Plast Esthet
Pays: France
ID NLM: 8305839
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
21 May 2024
21 May 2024
Historique:
received:
08
11
2023
revised:
05
04
2024
accepted:
05
04
2024
medline:
23
5
2024
pubmed:
23
5
2024
entrez:
22
5
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Day surgery is developing and its popularity is increasing for a variety of reasons: economic constraints, changes in professional practices, a greater adhesion of the patient. In an era of progress in surgical procedures, pedicled-perforator flaps reducing donor site morbidity and avoiding micro-anastomosis could take their place in Day surgery if planned and managed by an experienced team. In the period January 2019 to January 2021, we performed perforator flaps for soft tissue coverage in ambulatory setting. The patients were included retrospectively and data were collected by reviewing the medical records. Major and minor complications were recorded. The retrospective cohort included 32 surgical procedures in 32 patients. In all cases, perforator flaps were realized for resurfacing soft tissue defects consequent to oncodermatology surgery (84.3%), soft tissue sarcoma surgery (12.5%), invasive ductal breast carcinoma (3.1%). Major complications needing a surgical revision overcame 3/32 times (9.4%). In these cases, a failure requiring the drop off the flap overcame once. The average wound healing time was of 33 days (15-90) and the mean duration of follow-up was 9.6 months (1-22). The low complication rate in our series suggests that this first experience on perforator flaps in outpatient surgery is promising in terms of safety and feasibility. Day surgery could be a practical option for this type of surgical procedures avoiding the conventional department's saturation and allowing the delivery of proper surgical cares.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Day surgery is developing and its popularity is increasing for a variety of reasons: economic constraints, changes in professional practices, a greater adhesion of the patient. In an era of progress in surgical procedures, pedicled-perforator flaps reducing donor site morbidity and avoiding micro-anastomosis could take their place in Day surgery if planned and managed by an experienced team.
METHODS
METHODS
In the period January 2019 to January 2021, we performed perforator flaps for soft tissue coverage in ambulatory setting. The patients were included retrospectively and data were collected by reviewing the medical records. Major and minor complications were recorded.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The retrospective cohort included 32 surgical procedures in 32 patients. In all cases, perforator flaps were realized for resurfacing soft tissue defects consequent to oncodermatology surgery (84.3%), soft tissue sarcoma surgery (12.5%), invasive ductal breast carcinoma (3.1%). Major complications needing a surgical revision overcame 3/32 times (9.4%). In these cases, a failure requiring the drop off the flap overcame once. The average wound healing time was of 33 days (15-90) and the mean duration of follow-up was 9.6 months (1-22).
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
The low complication rate in our series suggests that this first experience on perforator flaps in outpatient surgery is promising in terms of safety and feasibility. Day surgery could be a practical option for this type of surgical procedures avoiding the conventional department's saturation and allowing the delivery of proper surgical cares.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38777637
pii: S0294-1260(24)00051-7
doi: 10.1016/j.anplas.2024.04.001
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doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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