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12187343

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-8-20
pubmed:abstractText
After radial forearm flap harvesting, there is some risk for hand circulatory disorders. To reveal the changes in circulatory dynamics in the hand after harvesting this flap, the authors compared blood pressure and flow by color Doppler ultrasonography in the donor and nondonor hands, and evaluated the long-term changes in these factors in 40 patients undergoing this operation. Blood pressure and flow of the index finger in the donor hands were lower than those in the nondonor hands during the first 2 months postoperatively, but they virtually returned to the level of those in the nondonor hands within 1 year of the operation. These results suggest that after harvesting the radial artery, collateral circulation in the hand developed during a short postoperative period. Therefore, the authors can predict the long-term safety of forearm flap harvesting by evaluating the hemodynamic changes of the digits caused by acute occlusion of the radial artery preoperatively, which would reflect the hemodynamics at an early postoperative stage.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0148-7043
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
49
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
156-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Hemodynamic changes of the hand after radial forearm flap harvesting.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba City, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study