Comparison of Ischemic Preconditioning and Systemic Piracetam for Prevention of Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Musculocutaneous Flaps.

Anil DemİrözHandan DerebaşınlıoğluAlp ErcanHakan ArslanÖvgü AydınHakan EkmekçiÖzlem Balcı EkmekçiYağmur Aydın

Published in: Journal of reconstructive microsurgery (2020)

This study shows that systemic piracetam treatment provides protection against ischemia-reperfusion injury in musculocutaneous flaps and can offer a simple and inexpensive alternative to the preconditioning technique.

Keyphrases

ischemia reperfusion injury
cerebral ischemia
soft tissue
breast reconstruction
oxidative stress
combination therapy
blood brain barrier
brain injury
subarachnoid hemorrhage