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Published in: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery 5/2012

01-05-2012 | Basic Science

Online oxygen measurements in ex vivo perfused muscle tissue in a porcine model using dynamic quenching methods

Authors: Adrian Dragu, Christian D. Taeger, Rainer Buchholz, Björn Sommerfeld, Holger Hübner, Torsten Birkholz, Judith Amélie Kleinmann, Frank Münch, Raymund E. Horch, Konstantin Präbst

Published in: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery | Issue 5/2012

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Abstract

Introduction

Transplantation of autologous free tissue flaps is the best applicable technique for treating large and complex tissue defects and still has one major failure criterion. Tissue—and in particular muscle tissue—is strongly sensitive to ischemia, thus after a critical period of oxygen depletion the risk of a partial or total flap loss is high.

Materials and methods

For that reason a miniaturized ex vivo perfusion system has been developed, that supplies the tissue during operational delays. The purpose of this study was to determine the oxygenation levels during such a perfusion using different perfusates and therefore to objectify if a complementary oxygenation unit is required to improve perfusion quality. The oxygen levels of the tissue, as well of the perfusate, were measured by using minimal invasive optical oxygen sensors that are based on dynamic quenching. The ex vivo perfused tissue was the porcine rectus abdominis muscle.

Results

Results show, that during perfusion with heparinized crystalloid fluid (Jonosteril®) and heparinized autologous whole blood, additional oxygenation of the perfusion reactor led to different ex vivo oxygen tissue saturations, which can be detected by dynamic quenching.

Conclusion

Dynamic quenching methods are a promising and valuable technique to perform online oxygen measurements in ex vivo perfused muscle tissue in a porcine model.
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Metadata
Title
Online oxygen measurements in ex vivo perfused muscle tissue in a porcine model using dynamic quenching methods
Authors
Adrian Dragu
Christian D. Taeger
Rainer Buchholz
Björn Sommerfeld
Holger Hübner
Torsten Birkholz
Judith Amélie Kleinmann
Frank Münch
Raymund E. Horch
Konstantin Präbst
Publication date
01-05-2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery / Issue 5/2012
Print ISSN: 0936-8051
Electronic ISSN: 1434-3916
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-011-1458-3

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