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Flap Monitoring (Post-Op)

Tissue blood flow measurements of flaps and replanted tissues provided by laser Doppler can be used to provide an early indication of flap failure before clinical signs are apparent. Both surface and buried flaps can be monitored. Alarm levels will be automatically set by the moorVMS-TREND system following a 30-minute baseline measurement. The alarm level can also be set manually if preferred (or values other than 60% chosen) and are set relative to baseline flow rather than for ’normal‘ values because of natural spatial variations in flow. Signs of a healthy flap are a pulsatile LD blood flow waveform due to the cardiac cycle and a stable or steadily increasing trend. Fluctuations in LD blood flow are also good signs. These are due to vasomotion and physiological responses. Signs of a failing flap include lack of pulsatility, a falling trend and lack of fluctuations.

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