title: Method for skin blood flow studies in the pig.
abstract: In this methodological paper a quantitative blood flow measuring technique in porcine skin is described. The anatomy, technical preparation and surgical technique is emphasized. Baseline recordings yielded a total blood flow of 6.6 +/- 0.9 (S.E.) cc/100 g/min and an oxygen consumption of 0.16 +/- 0.02 cc/100 g/min at a dermal temperature of 35 degrees C. Approximately 75% of the experiments were successful and unsuccessful experiments were mainly due to malignant hyperthermia in the pig or inability to cannulate the vessels.
authors.affiliation: Harvard, Brigham, Children's Division of Plastic Surgery, Boston MA 02115.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eriksson
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hedén
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D002081:Buttocks / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008305:Malignant Hyperthermia / Q000503:physiopathology; D012867:Skin / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000098:blood supply*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013552:Swine