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Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery Volume 49, 2015 - Issue 6
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Original Article

Introducing the fast track surgery principles can reduce length of stay after autologous breast reconstruction using free flaps: A case control study

Christian BondeDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Breast Surgery and Burns, Section 2102Correspondence[email protected]
,
Hoda KhorasaniDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Breast Surgery and Burns, Section 2102
,
Kirsten EriksenDepartment of Anaesthesiology
,
Mette WolthersDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Breast Surgery and Burns, Section 2102
,
Henrik KehletSection of Surgical Pathophysiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe
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Jens ElbergDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Breast Surgery and Burns, Section 2102
Pages 367-371 | Received 17 Nov 2014, Accepted 06 May 2015, Published online: 10 Jul 2015

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