The use of near-infrared spectroscopy for assessing flap viability during reconstructive surgery

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 218-226

  Thorniley, Maureen S ^a   Sinclair, Stephen J ^b   Barnett, Nick J ^c   Shurey, C B ^d   Green, Colin J ^a  

^a NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c OXFORD OPTRONIX LTD   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEOXYHEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPEREMIA; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INTENSIVE CARE; MICROCIRCULATION; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; NONHUMAN; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SIMULATION; SWINE; TISSUE OXYGENATION; VEIN OCCLUSION;

EID: 0032054550     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.1997.0145     Document Type: Article

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