Postoperative free flap monitoring in reconstructive surgery—man or machine?

S Knoedler, CC Hoch, L Huelsboemer… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Free tissue transfer is widely used for the reconstruction of complex tissue defects. The
survival of free flaps depends on the patency and integrity of the microvascular anastomosis …

Postoperative free-flap monitoring techniques

S Kohlert, AE Quimby, M Saman… - Seminars in plastic …, 2019 - thieme-connect.com
Free tissue transfer is commonly employed in the reconstruction of large or complicated
defects. Postoperative flap failure from microvascular compromise is an uncommon but …

Microvascular free flaps in head and neck surgery: complications and outcome of 1000 flaps

P Pohlenz, J Klatt, G Schön, M Blessmann, L Li… - International journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
This study analyzed the surgical outcome and complications of 1000 microvascular free
flaps performed at the authors' institution in Germany, between 1987 and 2010. 972 patients …

Factors associated with free flap failures in head and neck reconstruction

MB Crawley, L Sweeny, P Ravipati… - … –Head and Neck …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective To investigate causes of failure of free flap reconstructions in patients undergoing
reconstruction of head and neck defects. Study Design Case series with chart review …

Implantable, wireless, self-fixing thermal sensors for continuous measurements of microvascular blood flow in flaps and organ grafts

D Lu, S Li, Q Yang, HM Arafa, Y Xu, Y Yan… - Biosensors and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Vascular pedicle thrombosis after free flap transfer or solid organ transplantation surgeries
can lead to flap necrosis, organ loss requiring re-transplantation, or even death. Although …

PulseCam: a camera-based, motion-robust and highly sensitive blood perfusion imaging modality

M Kumar, JW Suliburk, A Veeraraghavan… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the trillions of cells in our body to sustain vital life
processes. Lack of blood perfusion can cause irreversible cell damage. Therefore, blood …

Increased surgical site infection rates following clindamycin use in head and neck free tissue transfer

C Pool, J Kass, J Spivack, N Nahumi… - … –Head and Neck …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective The development of surgical site infections (SSIs) can put the viability of free tissue
transfer reconstructions at risk, often resulting in considerable postoperative morbidity and …

The role of the implantable Doppler probe in free flap surgery

MK Wax - The Laryngoscope, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives/Hypothesis Free tissue transfer has success rates greater than 95%.
Approximately 10% will require reexploration for vascular compromise. Return to the …

Shift in the timing of microvascular free tissue transfer failures in head and neck reconstruction

L Sweeny, M Topf, MK Wax, EL Rosenthal… - The …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Analyze the cause and significance of a shift in the timing of free flap failures in
head and neck reconstruction. Study Design Retrospective multi‐institutional review of …

Recent advances in scaffolding from natural-based polymers for volumetric muscle injury

T Nuge, Z Liu, X Liu, BC Ang, A Andriyana… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Volumetric Muscle Loss (VML) is associated with muscle loss function and often untreated
and considered part of the natural sequelae of trauma. Various types of biomaterials with …