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The effects of short‐term preservation on microvascular free groin flaps in rats
Author(s) -
Ballantyne Donald L.,
Reid Carolyn A.,
Harper Alice D.,
Shaw William W.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
microsurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.031
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1098-2752
pISSN - 0738-1085
DOI - 10.1002/micr.1920020205
Subject(s) - medicine , groin , surgery , free flap , microsurgery , survival rate , microvascular surgery
Abstract Free groin flaps taken from rats were preserved by refrigeration at 4°C in either lactated Ringers solution or tissue culture medium for various periods of time. The results indicate that a high survival rate can be expected at periods up to 72 hours, but there was no success in preserving flaps longer than 72 hours. These preliminary experimental findings suggest that, clinically, a high survival rate can be achieved in free flaps following excision from donor sites even if the microvascular transfer must be postponed for a period up to but not exceeding 48 hours.