Nursing of skin flaps after 72 hours' transplantation of femoral skin flap for repairing soft tissue defect in lower extremity
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8283.2014.05.05
- VernacularTitle:游离股前外侧皮瓣移植修复下肢组织缺损术后72h 皮瓣的护理
- Author:
Pihua LI
;
Jinni HE
;
Yan LV
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
free anterolateral thigh;
skin flap;
transplantation;
nursing
- From:
Modern Clinical Nursing
2014;(5):17-20
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To summarize the strategies for nursing of skin flaps after 72 hours' transplantation of femoral skin flap for repairing soft tissue defect in lower extremity.Method One hundred and sixty trauma patients with lower extremity soft tissue defect underwent transplantation of femoral skin flap for repairing.The skin flaps were nursed within 72h after transplantation.Results The skins flaps in 160 patients receiving to repair tissue defect of lower limbs all survived.Within 72 hours after operation, 12 patients suffered from vascular crisis, which were cured after pertinent treatment.Conclusions For the patients receiving to repair tissue defect, the skin flaps should be carefully nursed. Meanwhile, preoperative psychological nursing, postoperative pain nursing and health education are critical for the survival of skin flaps.