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J Reconstr Microsurg 1986; 3(1): 39-41
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1007037
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© 1986 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Doppler Ultrasound Surface Monitoring of Both Arterial and Venous Flow in Clinical Free Tissue Transfers

Gary A. Solomon, Michael J. Yaremchuk, Paul N. Manson
  • Department of Plastic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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Accepted for publication 1985

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08. März 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

A hand-held nondirectional Doppler ultrasound flowmeter has been used to monitor the arterial and venous patency of 60 clinical free tissue transfers. Based on information obtained, three flaps were re-explored, at which time the preoperative diagnosis of arterial or venous occlusion was confirmed. Two of the three flaps were salvaged. This readily available, noninvasive system has been useful in monitoring clinical free tissue transfers whose surfaces are exposed.