ORIGINAL ARTICLE: PDF OnlyTranscutaneous PO2 in Flaps A New Method of Survival PredictionAchauer, Bruce M. M.D.; Black, Kirby S.; Litke, David K.; Achauer, Bruce M. M.D. Author Information Irvine, Calif. From the Division of Plastic Surgery at the University of California, Irvine. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: June 1980 - Volume 65 - Issue 6 - p 738-745 Buy Abstract SUMMARY We have shown a new clinical method for flap monitoring. This new method is noninvasive, continuous, quantitative, easy, and commercially available. If any oxygen can be detected or if there is a response to increased FIO2, flap survival is assured. ©1980American Society of Plastic Surgeons
