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Predicting Skin Flap Viability Using a New Intraoperative Tissue Oximetry Sensor: A Feasibility Study in Pigs

DOI

17

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0

References

2014

Year

Cemile Nurdan Öztürk, Risal Djohan, H.R. Tang, Chen Hui, Kate L. Bechtel, Robert Lohman
Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Abstract

This new handheld surface sensor can be used to measure StO2 of skin flaps and may potentially reduce complications associated with unexpected tissue necrosis.