A new diagnostic algorithm for early prediction of vascular compromise in 208 microsurgical flaps using tissue oxygen saturation measurements

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 538-543

  Keller, Alex ^a,b,c  

^a North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System ^*  (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autologous tissue transfer; Breast reconstruction; DIEP flap; Free flap; Microvascular surgery; Monitoring; Near infrared spectroscopy; Perforator flap; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BREAST SURGERY; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; MICROSURGERY; OXIMETER; OXYGEN SATURATION; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION; TISSUE OXYGENATION; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OXIMETRY; PATIENT MONITORING; PLASTIC SURGERY; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASCULAR SURGERY; VASCULARIZATION;

OXYGEN;

ALGORITHMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MICROSURGERY; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; OXIMETRY; OXYGEN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SPECTROSCOPY, NEAR-INFRARED; SURGICAL FLAPS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; VASCULAR DISEASES; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 67449168310     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181a47ce8     Document Type: Article

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