Kraemer Robert
Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Hannover Medical School,
Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover
Germany
Research Article
Elimination of Environmental Effects on Temperature Assessment in Clinical Postoperative Free Flap Monitoring – A Prospective Cohort Study
Author(s): Kraemer Robert, Lorenzen Johan, Wuerfel Waldemar, Papst Stephan, Busche Marc, Knobloch Karsten and Vogt Peter MKraemer Robert, Lorenzen Johan, Wuerfel Waldemar, Papst Stephan, Busche Marc, Knobloch Karsten and Vogt Peter M
Background: Only few studies have currently examined the hemodynamics of free tissue transfer to correlate quantitative results with clinical and technical observations. The aim of this study was to further evaluate the free flap skin island temperature as a potential tool of postoperative flap monitoring as temperature monitoring is more reliable if environmental influences on tissue temperature are eliminated.
Hypothesis: Differences between free flap Skin Island and healthy adjacent skin microcirculation correlate to the difference between free flap Skin Island and healthy adjacent skin temperatures.
Methods: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01235299. Prospective cohort study. 56 free flaps (24 latissimus dorsi flaps,11 ALT,10 parascapular, 9 DIEP, 1 serratus, 1 VRAM) in 56 patients (35 males, age 49±14yrs) were pro.. View More»
