Evaluation of Predictive Values of an Automatic Device Measuring Oximetry in Free Flaps.

ABSTRACT: Free-flap monitoring is challenging to perform in some centers. It requires the availability of trained health care personnel for 24 hours a day and seven days a week. Many methods had been proposed for flap monitoring, and none of them are superior to clinical evaluation. This study aimed to present a murine model to evaluate the accuracy (sensitivity, specificity, and the positive or negative predictive values) of a device. Wistar rats weighing 240-490 g were included for intervention and data collection. A murine model of left inferior epigastric vessel flaps was implemented. Intermittent pedicle clamping was performed to calculate the accuracy of the device that detects flow obstruction. The general variables studied were age, weight, and gender. The sensitivity, specificity, and negat

SUBMITTER: Rendon-Medina MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8460219 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature