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Using blood glucose and lactate levels for early detection of venous congestion following a free flap procedure for lower extremity open fractures.

Yuka KobayashiYoshiyasu UchiyamaTakayuki IshiiDaisuke NakajimaSyou YanagisawaIkuo SaitoMasahiko Watanabe
Published in: European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society (2021)
Flap blood glucose and lactate levels provide a quantitative method of evaluating blood flow and detecting flow abnormalities postoperatively, and are useful in detecting early congestion due to venous thrombosis.
Keyphrases
  • blood glucose
  • blood flow
  • glycemic control
  • minimally invasive
  • blood pressure
  • type diabetes
  • high resolution
  • mass spectrometry
  • insulin resistance