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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-11-29
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
This feasibility study evaluated whether contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEU) was able to assess free flap perfusion following free tissue transfer in the head and neck region. Thirty-six patients underwent standard clinical monitoring (SCM) and CEU postoperatively. The time taken for each technique to detect flap failure was recorded. Qualitative CEU analysis by visual assessment predicted survival in 30/30 (100%) and failure in 5/6 (83%) flaps with sensitivity, specificity, positive (PPV) and negative (NPV) predictive values of 100, 86, 97 and 100%, respectively. Quantitative CEU measurement of blood volume (?) values within healthy perfused flaps was over 60 times higher than in failing flaps (8.25±2.82dB vs. 0.12±0.17dB, respectively, P<0.0001). If a cut-off ? value of <1.5dB was used to predict future flap failure, the accuracy of the test was 100% (sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV). If a cut-off ? value of >1.9dB indicated flap success, the PPV and NPV are 100%. Following surgery, SCM took 76 (±15) h to detect flap failure compared with 18 (±38) h with CEU (P<0.05). CEU is highly accurate in its ability to distinguish between perfused and failing flaps. The technique is quick (<10min) and capable of imaging all flap types.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1399-0020
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2010 International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
39
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1211-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20832244-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:20832244-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:20832244-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:20832244-Blood Volume Determination, pubmed-meshheading:20832244-Contrast Media, pubmed-meshheading:20832244-Feasibility Studies, pubmed-meshheading:20832244-Female, pubmed-meshheading:20832244-Free Tissue Flaps, pubmed-meshheading:20832244-Head and Neck Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:20832244-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20832244-Image Enhancement, pubmed-meshheading:20832244-Ischemia, pubmed-meshheading:20832244-Logistic Models, pubmed-meshheading:20832244-Male, pubmed-meshheading:20832244-Microbubbles, pubmed-meshheading:20832244-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:20832244-Postoperative Complications, pubmed-meshheading:20832244-Predictive Value of Tests, pubmed-meshheading:20832244-Prospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:20832244-Reconstructive Surgical Procedures, pubmed-meshheading:20832244-Treatment Failure, pubmed-meshheading:20832244-Ultrasonography, pubmed-meshheading:20832244-Ultrasonography, Doppler
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Power modulation contrast enhanced ultrasound for postoperative perfusion monitoring following free tissue transfer in head and neck surgery.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Poole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Dorset, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Controlled Clinical Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't