The "Sun window" - a simple and effective alternative to the use of background contrast material during microvascular anastomosis.
A new and simple alternative method, the "Sun window," is introduced for creating a comfortable environment while doing microvascular anastomoses. A prospective randomized study, analyzing the anastomosis time for 34 free radial forearm flaps, was conducted to validate the effectiveness of this method. The time required for doing anastomoses with and without a "Sun window" are 8.74 +/- 1.46 and 10.36 +/- 1.20, respectively, p < 0.01. The results demonstrated that the "Sun window" is an effective method for promoting the patency rate and accuracy of microvascular anastomosis.
Sun
Tzong-Bor
TB
Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital and School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
Hsu
Lee-Ping
LP
Chen
Peir-Rong
PR
D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome