Christy Anstead, ARNP-BC

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Elective Hand Surgery and Antithrombotic Use in Veterans

Author:: Christy Anstead, ARNP-BC

Publish date: November 3, 2023

Patients planning plastic surgery traditionally were instructed to stop anticoagulants and antiplatelet medications durin...

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Twenty Years of Breast Reduction Surgery at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Author:: Christy Anstead, ARNP-BC

Publish date: July 12, 2021

Preoperative weight loss and nicotine cessation reduced the number of complications following breast reduction surgery in this single-site retrospe...

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Necrotizing Infection of the Upper Extremity: A Veterans Affairs Medical Center Experience (2008-2017)

Author:: Christy Anstead, ARNP-BC

Publish date: March 11, 2019

Necrotizing infection of the upper extremity is a rare pathology with a substantial risk of amputation and mortality that requires...

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Assessment of Free Flap Breast Reconstructions

Author:: Christy Anstead, ARNP-BC

Publish date: September 20, 2017

Free flap breast reconstruction may be offered as a treatment optionat federal facilities with appropriate patient selection and planning.