Dextrans in microsurgery: A reviewN Jallali
Department of Plastic and Recostructive Surgery, Addenbrooke s Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Microsurgery 23:78-80. 2003
..Current recommended regimes, indications, and complications are discussed. In conclusion, dextrans cannot be used as a substitute for good surgical technique, and should be utilized cautiously, especially in the elderly...
Postoperative monitoring of free flaps in UK plastic surgery unitsN Jallali
Department of Plastic Surgery, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
Microsurgery 25:469-72. 2005
..We conclude that there is considerable variation in postoperative monitoring of free flaps, with significant clinical and resource implications. A protocol based on robust evidence is thus recommended...
Surgical management of radiation-induced angiosarcoma after breast conservation therapyNavid Jallali
Department of Plastic Surgery, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Am J Surg 203:156-61. 2012
..Radiation-induced angiosarcoma (RA) is a well-recognized complication of breast conservation therapy (BCT)...
Hyperbaric oxygen as adjuvant therapy in the management of necrotizing fasciitisN Jallali
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Royal Free Hospital, Pond St, London, England NW3 2QG
Am J Surg 189:462-6. 2005
..The aim of this article is to review current practice and evidence for the use of HBO as adjunctive therapy in the management of NF...
A prospective randomized trial comparing 2-octyl cyanoacrylate to conventional suturing in closure of laparoscopic cholecystectomy incisionsNavid Jallali
Department of General Surgery, Addenbrooke s Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 14:209-11. 2004
..To compare 2-octyl cyanoacrylate (Dermabond) with conventional suturing for closure of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) wounds in a prospective randomized controlled trial...
Necrotising fasciitis: its aetiology, diagnosis and managementN Jallali
Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust, London, UK
J Wound Care 12:297-300. 2003
The use of dextran post free tissue transferH Ridha
Department of Plastic Surgery, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG, UK
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 59:951-4. 2006
..We conclude that there is considerable variation amongst UK plastic surgeons regarding thromboprophylaxis post microsurgery. Our data suggest that the use of dextrans does not affect free tissue transfer success rates...
One hundred cases of abdominal-based free flaps in breast reconstruction. The impact of preoperative computed tomographic angiographyA Ghattaura
Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JJ UK
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 63:1597-601. 2010
..In addition, by choosing the largest well-placed perforator supplying the bulk of the flap, it may be possible to reduce the overall morbidity...
Reconstruction of concomitant total loss of the upper and lower lips with a free vertical rectus abdominis flapNavid Jallali
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Addenbrooke's University Hospital, Cambridge, UK
Microsurgery 25:118-20. 2005
..We present a case of concomitant loss of both lips as a result of fulminant pneumococcal septicemia, which was reconstructed with a free vertical rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap due to lack of traditional donor sites...
Resuscitation of thermal injuries in the United Kingdom and IrelandR H J Baker
Department of Plastic Surgery, The Rainsford Mowlem Burns Unit, Mount Vernon Hospital, Rickmansworth Road, Northwood, Middlesex, UK
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 60:682-5. 2007
..This survey illustrates that resuscitation of thermally injured patients in UK and Ireland Burns Units is fairly consistent with a shift towards crystalloid resuscitation...