Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2010, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (18): 3355-3358.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8225.2010.18.030

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Random flap microcirculation and pedicle division timing: Can laser Doppler imaging evaluate them?

Yao Yue-ming1, Shao Hong-bo2, Zhang Qing-fu2, Feng Jian-ke2, Bai Yong-qiang2, Wang Che-jiang2   

  1. 1 Department of Orthopaedics, Cardiocerebral Vascular Diseases Hospital Shijiazhuang, Shijiazhuang  050030, Hebei Province, China; 2 Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang  050031, Hebei Province, China
  • Online:2010-04-30 Published:2010-04-30
  • About author:Yao Yue-ming, Attending physician, Department of Orthopaedics, Cardiocerebral Vascular Diseases Hospital Shijiazhuang, Shijiazhuang 050030, Hebei Province, China yyming7209@sohu.com
  • Supported by:

    the Key Technologies Research & Development Program of Hebei Province, No. 062761291*

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Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Random flap as a primary means of wound healing, is widely used at present, its blood circulation to establish the situation is also researched a lot, but not yet the system of random skin flap perfusion were observed and measured. In addition, the timing of pedicle division of a pedicle flap random is also a hot topic, but not yet a mature clinical testing method has been discovered to determine the best timing.
OBJECTIVE: By means of laser Doppler blood perfusion imaging, this study was designed to dynamically observe random flap microcirculation, to understand the changes on random flap blood flow, and to determine the best timing of pedicle division.
METHODS: A total of 18 cases were divided into traditional pedicle division group and early pedicle division group. Pedicle flap blood perfusion values were statistically measured immediately after surgery, at 3, 7, 11, 15, and 19 days after surgery, before division, immediately after division, and at 24 hours after pedicle division, 8-9 phases in total.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Distal blood perfusion value was increased with the time prolongation in both groups; while, the blood perfusion in various time phases was significantly different from that after surgery (P < 0.05); but, the blood perfusion was decreased immediately after surgery, which was still significantly compared with traditional pedicle division group (P < 0.05). There was no significant different in blood perfusion between early pedicle division and immediate after surgery of pedicle division (P > 0.05), but there was significant difference between 24 hours after pedicle division and immediate after surgery of pedicle division (P < 0.05). Blood perfusion values were less changed in both groups (P > 0.05). The ratio of both groups peaked before pedicle division and then gradually decreased after pedicle division. The best timing of pedicle division was the ratio of 1.2.

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