Reconstructive

134) Which of the following regarding the diagnosis of flap venous congestion is FALSE?

A. The flap is warm.
B. The flap has an edematous appearance.
C. The flap has a purplish blue color.
D. The flap’s color blanches with pressure but does not refill.
E. A pinprick demonstrates dark venous blood.




REFERENCES & ANSWER




Park S.S.: Local and Regional Cutaneous Flaps, Chapter 44, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, second edition (Ira Papel, editor), Thieme Medical Publishers, pp. 546-547, 2002

Park S. S.: Local and Regional Cutaneous Flaps, Chapter 54, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Third edition (Ira Papel, editor), Thieme Medical Publishers, pp. 741-742, 2009





134) D       The flap’s color blanches with pressure but does not refill.