Monitoring free flap venous congestion using continuous tissue glucose monitoring: A case report
Summary: Blood glucose levels (BGLs) are a good indicator of postoperative venous congestion caused by a thrombus at the anastomotic site of a free flap. Tissue glucose levels (TGLs) are believed to be superior to BGLs for two reasons: TGLs are thought to represent a tissue's congestive status...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-09-01
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| Series: | JPRAS Open |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352587818300196 |