title: Removable thermocouple probe microvascular patency monitor: an experimental and clinical study.
abstract: Based upon experimental animal evaluation and a preliminary clinical experience in 18 patients with 3 recognized failing flaps, the implantable thermocouple probe microvascular method of vessel patency assessment would appear to be a promising new technique worthy of further clinical investigation.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001831:Body Temperature; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013821:Thermometers; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures; D014945:Wound Healing