title: Practical free flap monitoring techniques in head and neck surgery.
abstract: A myriad of techniques varying in complexity and sophistication for monitoring flaps have been described but systematic clinical assessment is regarded as the most reliable monitoring tool. This article reviews the contemporary clinical methods in monitoring free flaps.
authors.affiliation: Maxillofacial Surgery, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London.
authors.forename: Kaveh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shakib
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kalavrezos
mesh_terms: D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D006085:Graft Survival; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006400:Hematocrit; D006801:Humans; D017078:Laser-Doppler Flowmetry; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000502:physiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome