Free Flap Microcirculatory Monitoring Correlates to Free Flap Temperature Assessment
Completed
- Conditions
- Flap Monitoring
- Registration Number
- NCT01235299
- Lead Sponsor
- Hannover Medical School
- Brief 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.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 54
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.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Correlation of cutaneous microcirculation to free flap temperature 4 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Medical School Hannover
🇩🇪Hannover, Germany