Monitoring Interstitial Glucose Changes During Ischemia/Reperfusion in Human Cutaneous Free Flaps
Keywords:
free flap, monitoring, interstitial glucose, ischemia/reperfusionAbstract
Background: Free tissue transfer has unique post ischemic tissue metabolism that resembles theischemia/reperfusion model. Glucose regulation during ischemia/reperfusion and effects of the insult to
glucose metabolism in various human skin flaps were examined in this study by using the continuous glucose
monitoring device.
Methods: Seven cutaneous-containing free flaps reconstruction were performed in seven adult patients.
Interstitial glucose within the flaps was monitored using a transcutaneous sensor. Interstitial glucose (ISG) was
recorded from flap harvesting until one hour following arterial anastomosis. Interstitial glucose concentrations
and trends were reported.
Results: Six free flaps were successfully monitored according to study protocol. The initial mean ISG in
the flap was 111.219± 26.33 (59.5-129) mg/dl. The glucose average rate of fall was 1.04 mg/min after pedicle
transection. Average time to reach low plateau phase (47.49± 13.98% of initial ISG) was 87± 42.16 minutes. The
mean ischemic time was 165.83± 53.88 (105-237) minutes. After arterial reperfusion, the interstitial glucose rose
in the average rate of 0.79 mg/min. The 1-hr post-reperfusion ISG remained stable at 87.5± 6.85% (75.51-94.1)
of the initial (p = 0.01). Weak negative correlation between ischemic time and 1-hr post-reperfusion ISG was
observed (r = -0.59).
Conclusions: Interstitial glucose concentration in human skin flap during ischemia/reperfusion episode
is correlated with tissue perfusion. Prolonged ischemia compromises glucose metabolism in the early reperfusion
period.
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Induced by Ischemia/Reperfusion in Human Free Muscle
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a Comparison Using the Microdialysis Technique. Plast
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Preconditioning by Brief Extremity Ischemia before Flap
Ischemia in a Rat Model. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2001;2398-404.
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preconditioning of flaps: a review. Microsurgery 2005;25:346-
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preconditioning on secondary ischemia in skin flaps. Ann
Plast Surg 2006;57:431-4.
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Microsurgery 2008;28:531-7.
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preconditioning on cutaneous microcirculation - a controlled
prospective cohort study. BMC Surg 2011;11:32.
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J, et al. Effect of hyperthermic preconditioning on the
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Systemic Use of Oxygen Radical Scavengers after Pedicle
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Santamaria E. Prevention of ischemia-reperfusion injury in a
rat skin flap model: the role of mast cells, cromolyn sodium,
and histamine receptor blockade. Plast Reconstr Surg
2000;105:654-9.
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practice: monitoring intraoral free flaps. Ann Plast Surg
2006;56:387-93.
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Advancements in free flap monitoring in the last decade: a
critical review. Plast Reconstr Surg 2010;125:177-85.
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flap venous and arterial occlusion using interstitial glucose
monitoring in a rodent model. Plast Reconstr Surg
2010;126:71-9.
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S, Pucci A, et al. Continuous glucose monitoring by means
of mid-infrared transmission laser spectroscopy in vitro.
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glucose in adipose tissue to a microdialysis probe. Diabetes
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interstitial versus blood glucose monitoring. Diabetes
Technol Ther 2009;11 Suppl 1:S11-6.
21. Battelino T, Bolinder J. Clinical use of real-time continuous
glucose monitoring. Curr Diabetes Rev 2008;4:218-22.
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glucose supply and accumulation of lactate. Plast
Reconstr Surg 1978.
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consumption and lactate production. Plast Reconstr Surg
1983.
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studied by in situ microdialysis. J Plast Surg 1998;2:27-34.
25. Setäalä LP, Korvenoja EM-L, Härmä M a, Alhava EM, Uusaro
A V, Tenhunen JJ. Glucose, lactate, and pyruvate response
in an experimental model of microvascular flap ischemia
and reperfusion: a microdialysis study. Microsurgery
2004;24:223-31.
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in postoperative monitoring of 30 free flaps. Ann de Chirurgie
Plastique et Esthétique 2009;54:29-36.
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microvascular surgery. Head Neck 2000;22:700-13.
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microcirculatory injury from ischemia reperfusion. 2000;785-
8.
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H. Circulatory changes after prolonged ischemia in the
epigastric flap. J Reconstr Microsurg 2001;17:535-43.
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