Assessment of the skin tissue structure using an ultrasonic diagnostic imaging device in patients undergoing open surgery.

Fumiya OohashiTakashi SutoHiroki MatsuiKen ShirabeYoko Uchida

Published in: Skin research and technology : official journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) [and] International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) [and] International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI) (2019)

We evaluated the effects of surgical invasion on skin tissue over time. Continual observation and protective skincare are necessary near the surgical wound, where significant invasiveness occurs. Prevention of skin injury due to skin tissue thickening requires further study.

Keyphrases

wound healing
soft tissue
patients undergoing
minimally invasive
high resolution
coronary artery bypass
mass spectrometry
coronary artery disease
acute coronary syndrome
atrial fibrillation