Oxygenation and microcirculation during skin stretching in undermined and nonundermined skin

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1295-1301

  Melis, Paris ^a,b,c   Noorlander, Maril L ^a,b   Van Der Kleij, Ad J ^a,b   Van Noorden, Cornelis J F ^a,b   Van Der Horst, Chantal M A M ^a,b  

^a University of Amsterdam ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MICROCIRCULATION; OXIMETRY; OXYGENATION; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN INJURY; SKIN NECROSIS; WOUND HEALING; ANIMAL; FEMALE; INJURY; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN; SWINE; VASCULARIZATION;

OXYGEN;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MICROCIRCULATION; OXIMETRY; OXYGEN; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKIN; SWINE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0142008700     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000079824.26088.A5     Document Type: Article

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