Struggling with ischemia reperfusion injury

Ischemia reperfusion (I/R) injury is a complicated injury that compels either the patient or the practitioner. In the literature, there still is a debate over how to manage the injury. Typically, no single treatment is feasible. So far, numerous substances have been used as treatments and the majori...

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Published inThe Journal of craniofacial surgery Vol. 18; no. 2; p. 457
Main Authors Kayiran, Oguz, Uysal, Afsin, Cuzdan, Suat S, Kocer, Ugur
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.03.2007
Subjects
Adult
Anti-Inflammatory Agents - therapeutic use
Antioxidants - therapeutic use
Bone Transplantation
Burns - complications
Burns - surgery
Cicatrix - surgery
Facial Injuries - drug therapy
Facial Injuries - etiology
Facial Injuries - surgery
Female
Humans
Radial Artery - transplantation
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures - adverse effects
Reoperation
Reperfusion Injury - drug therapy
Reperfusion Injury - etiology
Skin Transplantation
Surgical Flaps - blood supply
Thrombosis - etiology
Thrombosis - surgery
Vitamins - therapeutic use
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Summary:Ischemia reperfusion (I/R) injury is a complicated injury that compels either the patient or the practitioner. In the literature, there still is a debate over how to manage the injury. Typically, no single treatment is feasible. So far, numerous substances have been used as treatments and the majority of these are antioxidants. In this article, a combined therapy is implemented for a patient suffering from I/R injury.
ISSN:1049-2275
DOI:10.1097/scs.0b013e31803fdff7