Reevaluating Thrombocytosis as a Risk Factor in Free Flap Surgery: Does Timing Matter?

Thrombocytosis, defined as a platelet count >400,000, has been implicated as a risk factor in free flap failure. Despite proposed mechanisms of pedicle thrombosis, recent studies have suggested that thrombocytosis has no effect on free tissue transfer viability. Risk factors that may compromise s...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of plastic surgery 2023-12, Vol.91 (6), p.740-744
Hauptverfasser: Fisher, Alec Hayes, Jones, India, Malta, Kiana, Arnold, Alexander, Nelson, Zach J, Bonawitz, Steven
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Thrombocytosis, defined as a platelet count >400,000, has been implicated as a risk factor in free flap failure. Despite proposed mechanisms of pedicle thrombosis, recent studies have suggested that thrombocytosis has no effect on free tissue transfer viability. Risk factors that may compromise successful free tissue transfer should be understood and elucidated, with particular attention to thrombocytosis and its conflicting evidence in the literature. We hypothesize that thrombocytosis has no bearing on free flap success or the rates of pedicle thrombosis. Our institution performed a retrospective chart review on all patients who underwent free flap reconstruction over the past 6 years. Patient demographics, medical history, type and location of free tissue transfer, preoperative platelets, postoperative platelets, and flap outcomes and complications (wound dehiscence, infection, hematoma, seroma, and need for blood transfusion) were recorded. Independent t test, Mann-Whitney U tests, χ2 test, and Fisher exact tests were used to determine P values to compare flap outcomes in patients with thrombocytosis (platelet count >400,000) and those with platelet counts less than 400,000. In our 502-patient cohort, 71 were found to have a platelet count >400,000 (35 preoperatively and 36 postoperatively) and 431 patients had platelet counts
ISSN:0148-7043
1536-3708
DOI:10.1097/SAP.0000000000003710