Free Flap Microcirculatory Monitoring Correlates to Free Flap Temperature Assessment (NCT01235299) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Free Flap Microcirculatory Monitoring Correlates to Free Flap Temperature Assessment
Germany54 participantsStarted 2010-09
Plain-language summary
In case of free flap failure, time is of utmost importance as salvage rates have been reported to be inversely related to the time interval between the onset of ischemia and its clinical recognition. Consecutively, monitoring of free flaps remains of major importance. Currently, combined Laser-Doppler and Spectrophotometry is available to determine microcirculation of free flaps in reconstructive surgery as a scientific method of reliable assessment of flap perfusion. The investigators thought to analyze the correlation of free flap skin temperature and free frap microcirculation as an accurate tool of postoperative flap monitoring.
Who can participate
Age range
16 Years – 65 Years
Sex
ALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Age between 16 and 65 years
Exclusion Criteria:
* soft tissue inflammation or osteomyelitis, peripheral arterial occlusive disease, vasculitis, chronic kidney or liver disease, cardiac dysfunction, arterial hypotension and any type of vasoactive medication, i.e. ß-blockers, calcium channel blockers, nitroglycerin or equal.
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What they're measuring
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Correlation of cutaneous microcirculation to free flap temperature