Noninvasive tissue oximetry
1Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, 270-05 76th Avenue, New Hyde Park, NY 11040, USA. Akplastic@gmail.com
Abstract:
Noninvasive tissue oximetry is playing an important role in postoperative monitoring of autologous tissue breast reconstruction flaps. It is increasingly being used intraoperatively to assist in perforator selection, tissue mapping, and assessment of mastectomy skin flap viability. This article reviews the use of tissue oximetry for intraoperative decision making, flap physiology, and postoperative monitoring, and also comments on common flap complications.
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