Combination of ischemic preconditioning and postconditioning can minimise skin flap loss: experimental study

Arzu Akçal, Selami Serhat Şirvan, Semra Karşıdağ, Tahsin Görgülü, Mehmet Akif Akçal, Ayşim Özağarı, Soner Tatlıdede

Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery · 2016 · 15 citations · 20 references

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Abstract

The protective effect was observed on day 7 for combined ischaemic preconditioning and postconditioning. The presence of a protective effect in the late period was separately investigated by immunohistochemical staining of VEGFR-3 in the proliferating vessels.

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