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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Reconstr Microsurg Open 2017; 02(01): e69-e71
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1603204
Letter to the Editor: Short Report
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Clinical Utility of Laser Doppler Flowmetry for Monitoring Digital Circulation after Replantation: Differentiation between Tissue Ischemia and Congestion

Akio Nishijima
1   Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New Tokyo Hospital, Matsudo City, Chiba, Japan
2   Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki, Japan
,
Haruo Nishijima
3   Department of Neurology, Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital, Aomori, Japan
,
Satoshi Yanagibayashi
1   Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New Tokyo Hospital, Matsudo City, Chiba, Japan
,
Rie Hayasaka
1   Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New Tokyo Hospital, Matsudo City, Chiba, Japan
,
Ryuichi Yoshida
1   Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New Tokyo Hospital, Matsudo City, Chiba, Japan
,
Megumi Takikawa
1   Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New Tokyo Hospital, Matsudo City, Chiba, Japan
,
Eri Maruyama
1   Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New Tokyo Hospital, Matsudo City, Chiba, Japan
,
Junko Nishijima
1   Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New Tokyo Hospital, Matsudo City, Chiba, Japan
,
Naoto Yamamoto
1   Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New Tokyo Hospital, Matsudo City, Chiba, Japan
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Digital replantation has recently become a common treatment method, and improvements in surgical techniques have increased its success rate.[1] However, the overall failure rate remains a significant issue. Appropriate measurement of blood flow in transplanted tissue is important to prevent critical circulation failure. Of the various modalities advocated for postoperative monitoring of blood flow, laser-Doppler flowmetry (LDF) is considered useful for assessing interstitial blood flow.[2] [3] The aim of the present study was to demonstrate the utility of LDF for blood flow evaluation and differentiation between ischemia and congestion in replanted digits.

 

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