Invited discussion of ”an intravascular oxygen tension monitoring device used in myocutaneous transplants: A preliminary report„ (Hofer, Timmenya, Christiano, and Bos)

An intravascular oxygen tension monitori

An intravascular oxygen tension monitoring device used in myocutaneous transplants: A preliminary report

✍ Stefan O. P. Hofer; Erik J. F. Timmenga; Rudy Christiano; Kurt E. Bos 📂 Article 📅 1993 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 506 KB

## Abstract An intravascular oxygen tension (PO~2~) sensor (Continucath 1000) was used to assess flap viability in microsurgically revascularized free flaps for 36 hours postoperatively. In vitro, long term stability, linearity, and response time of the PO~2~ sensor proved to be excellent. In 14 pa