2023
Postoperative free flap monitoring in reconstructive surgery—man or machine?
Knoedler S, Hoch C, Huelsboemer L, Knoedler L, Stögner V, Pomahac B, Kauke-Navarro M, Colen D. Postoperative free flap monitoring in reconstructive surgery—man or machine? Frontiers In Surgery 2023, 10: 1130566. PMID: 36911625, PMCID: PMC9992807, DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2023.1130566.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFree flap monitoringElderly patientsClinical examinationFlap monitoringAge-related morphologic changesFlap survival rateFree flap reconstructionFree tissue transferComplex tissue defectsPerioperative algorithmOlder patientsCancer resectionFlap appearancePrompt interventionClinical signsFlap reconstructionFree flapFlap compromiseSurvival rateMicrovascular anastomosisTissue transferTissue defectsMorphologic changesPostoperative free flap monitoringPatients
2019
The Importance of Serological Procalcitonin Levels After Autologous Microsurgical Transplantation
Safi AF, Schröder K, Kauke M, Safi S, Zöller JE, Zinser M. The Importance of Serological Procalcitonin Levels After Autologous Microsurgical Transplantation. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30817542, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000005431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoft tissue defectsPCT levelsProcalcitonin levelsSystemic inflammationMicrosurgical interventionTissue defectsPCT cutoff levelPerioperative systemic inflammationHigh mortality rateMicrovascular transplantsMicrovascular transplantationSevere complicationsSevere morbidityRetrospective studySurgical interventionTransplant lossMicrosurgical transplantationTreatment strategiesInclusion criteriaCutoff levelMortality ratePatientsReconstructive surgeonPathological levelsDetectable increase