title: Microsurgical complications in the upper extremity.
abstract: Although many advances have been made in microsurgery, it is not without complications. As microsurgeons continue to make advances in technology, technique, and applications that expand the utility of this field to more and more patients, they must be prepared to deal with the complications related to donor and recipient sites and the medical comorbidity that accompanies these large endeavors in the pre-, post-, and intraoperative periods.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Suite 667, Scaife Hall, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. shoresjt@upmc.edu
authors.forename: Jaimie T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Shores
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Andrew Lee
mesh_terms: D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D015897:Comorbidity; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D024763:Leeching; D008866:Microsurgery; D054318:No-Reflow Phenomenon / Q000209:etiology; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012092:Replantation; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy