Probing questions on implantable probes.

摘要

I am writing because of the questions raised by the recent publication "Buried Free Flaps for Breast Reconstruction: A New Technique Using the Cook-Swartz Implant-able Doppler Probe for Postoperative Monitoring." The authors claim to have recruited a cohort of eight women undergoing delayed reconstruction, used the device in all cases, and had no operative complications or complications from the probe. The authors further claim that this publication is." The first study [emphasis mine] to demonstrate the implantable Doppler probe for monitoring buried free flaps in breast reconstruction."