Transcutaneous PO2 monitoring of flap circulation following surgery.
In a series of rabbit experiments, tcPO2 was found to be a very sensitive indicator of flap viability, reflecting minute-to-minute changes in physiology. It is safe, reproducible, and easily verified by comparing flap tcPO2 to a control site and by measuring response to increased FIO2. Transcutaneous PO2 measurements should prove a valuable tool in flap research and in monitoring pedicle flaps and microvascular tissue transfers.
D000818:Animals; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood*; D010313:Partial Pressure; D011817:Rabbits; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous
D010100:Oxygen