Effects of hyperbaric oxygen and N-acetylcysteine in survival of random pattern skin flaps in rats

Objective: Our aim is to investigate the role of HBO (hyperbaric oxygen), NAC (N-acetylcysteine), and HBO plus NAC on the necrosis area of random rat′s skin flaps of a modified McFarlane flap design. Materials and Methods: Thirty-two male Wistar rats were randomly divided into four groups: G-S (sham...

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Main Authors: Fernando da Rocha, Djalma Fagundes, Jefferson Pires, Fernanda Salim da Rocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2012-09-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0970-0358.105941