Predicting lipoabdominoplasty complications with infrared thermography: a delta-R analysis
| Autor: | Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira, Eduardo Borba Neves, Franciele De Meneck, Patricia Rodrigues Resende, Marcos Leal Brioschi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Abdominoplasty RD1-811 business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Surgical wound Thermal index Research/Experimental abdominal wall Surgery thermography Abdominal wall lipoabdominoplasty medicine.anatomical_structure Thermography medicine Hospital discharge postoperative complications abdominoplasty Clinical case business Clinical evaluation Idea and Innovation |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Plastic Surgery, Vol 48, Iss 5, Pp 553-558 (2021) Archives of Plastic Surgery |
| ISSN: | 2234-6171 2234-6163 |
| Popis: | The diagnosis of the main complications resulting from lipoabdominoplasty has not yet been standardized. Infrared thermal imaging has been used to assess possible complications, such as necrosis and changes in micro- and macro-circulation, based on perforator mapping techniques, among others. The objective of this study was to present two clinical cases involving thermal imaging monitoring of the healing process of lipoabdominoplasty in the immediate postoperative evaluation and its preliminary results. Infrared thermography was performed 24 hours after the operation and on postoperative days 5, 25, and 27. In clinical case 1, it was found that the delta-R (∆TR)–defined as the difference in minimum temperature between the highest and lowest points in the SA3 region (caution suction area) following the classification established by Matarasso–was 0.4°C at 24 hours after surgery and decreased to 0.1°C on a postoperative day 5. There were no complications in this case. In contrast, in clinical case 2, the ∆TR was 1.7°C at 24 hours after surgery (upon hospital discharge) and remained high, at 2.2°C, on postoperative day 5. A higher ∆TR was found in the second patient, who developed necrosis of the surgical wound. The ∆TR thermal index may be a new tool for predicting possible complications, complementing the clinical evaluation and therapeutic decision-making. |
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