Free Flap Temperature Homeostasis during Microsurgery: Benefits of the "Microsurgical Duvet".

In this article, the authors focus on the benefits of using microsurgical duvet during microsurgery of free flap. They inform that microsurgical duvet consists of three elements including a cotton wool Gamgee, a disposable sterile drape and a disposable adhesive tape strip. They mention that the duvet helps to maintain intraoperative skin temperature by reducing thermal loss.