Intraoperative Near-infrared Spectroscopy Correlates with Skin Flap Necrosis: A Prospective Cohort Study

Background:. Skin flap necrosis (SFN) is a morbid complication that is disfiguring, leads to acute and chronic wound issues, often requires further surgery, and can delay adjuvant chemotherapy. Although most surgeons rely on the clinical examination, near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy can extrapolate...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: William F. Hill, BSc, Carmen Webb, MA, Michael Monument, MD, Gregory McKinnon, MD, Victoria Hayward, MD, Claire Temple-Oberle, MD, MSc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2020-04-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002742