Pulse oximetry as a guide to early division of pedicled flaps.
The use of pulse oximetry in monitoring time for early division of pedicled flaps is discussed. Two cases of groin flaps are presented in which pedicle division was performed on days 10 and 15 respectively, without skin loss.
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Royal Army Medical College, Millbank, London, UK.
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D000328:Adult; D006085:Graft Survival; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D010092:Oximetry; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods* / Q000473:pathology; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000601:surgery