Background Despite a plethora of monitoring techniques reported in the literature, only a
small number of studies directly address clinical relevant end points, such as the flap …

Background Free flap failure or vascular compromise remains a dreadful complication of
microvascular free tissue transfer. Near‐infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a novel technique …

Background: Free tissue transfer has become the preferred option for complex
reconstructions in head and neck cancer ablation. This study reviewed the surgical outcome …

Worldwide, chronic wounds are still a major and increasing problem area in medicine with
protracted suffering of patients and enormous costs. Beside conventional wound treatment …

The monitoring of free flaps, free transplants or organs for transplantation still poses a
problem in medicine. Available systems for the measurement of perfusion and oxygenation …

Objectives Free flap surgery is an essential procedure in soft tissue reconstruction.
Complications due to vascular compromise often require revision surgery or flap removal …

Zusammenfassung Einleitung Anastomoseninsuffizienzen (AIs) sind die
schwerwiegendsten Komplikationen in der gastrointestinalen Chirurgie mit assoziierter …

Clinical monitoring alone has proven to be so effective that it is difficult to demonstrate better
outcomes with alternative methods. That said, a minimally invasive, reliable method that …

Background: The efficacy of implantable Doppler probes remains an area of considerable
debate. This study aims to decipher its sensitivity and specificity for free flap monitoring …

The use of microvascular anastomoses to allow transfer of viable tissue is a fundamental
technique of reconstructive surgery, and is used to treat a broad spectrum of clinical …