The Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment on a Compromised Axial Pattern Flap in the Cat |
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| Authors: | SHARON C KERWIN dvm GISELLE HOSGOOD bvsc ms facvsc dipiomate acvs GEORGE M STRAIN phd CAROL C VICE dvm CLAUDE E WHITE dvm R KELLY HILL mo facm |
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| Institution: | Department of Veterinary Clinical Science (Kerwin, Hosgood, White), Physiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology (Strain) and Pathology (Vice), School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge.;Department of Hyperbaric Medicine, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center (Hill), Baton Rouge, Louisiana. |
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| Abstract: | A pedicle skin flap based on the caudal superficial epigastric artery was created in 12 cats. The artery was ligated and the vein left intact. Six cats were treated with hyperbaric oxygen at 2 atm absolute for 90 minutes daily for 14 days, starting the day after surgery. Skin flap color was significantly better in the treated cats on days 1, 2, and 3. The amount of exudate was significantly less in the treated cats on day 3. There was no difference in the amount of swelling between treated and nontreated control cats. Although five of six of the treated cats had 100% skin flap survival, there was no significant difference in total flap survival between treated and nontreated control cats. |
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