Ratio of Blood Glucose Level Change Measurement for Flap Monitoring

Background:. In a setting of flap congestion, early detection and rapid reexploration are important. Some studies described the efficacy of blood glucose measurement for flap monitoring.1 However, the sensitivity and specificity of this method were not high enough to determine whether reexploration...

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Main Authors: Ryo Karakawa, MD, Hidehiko Yoshimatsu, MD, Mitsunaga Narushima, MD, PhD, Takuya Iida, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2018-07-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001851