Effect of long-term intermittent hypothermia on random skin flap viability and new vessel formation

Background: Preconditioning is the improving the overall viability of the flaps before surgery. Hypothermia is one of preconditioning methods. In literature, the effect of short time hypothermia in skin flap viability has been studied. However, there is no information about the effects of long-term...

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Main Authors: Ibrahim Baris Caglar, Burak Ozkan, Abbas Albayati, Ahmet Cagri Uysal, Nilgun Markal Ertas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Turkish Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.turkjplastsurg.org/article.asp?issn=1300-6878;year=2020;volume=28;issue=4;spage=200;epage=204;aulast=Caglar