Constantinescu, Mihai A; Knall, Erhard; Xu, Xiufang; Kiermeir, David M; Jenni, Hansjörg; Gygax, Erich; Rieben, Robert; Bani, Andrej; Vögelin, Esther (2011). Preservation of Amputated Extremities by Extracorporeal Blood Perfusion; a Feasibility Study in a Porcine Model. Journal of surgical research, 171(1), pp. 291-9. New York, N.Y.: Elsevier 10.1016/j.jss.2010.01.040
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)Successful extremity transplantations and replantations have to be performed within 6 h of amputation to avoid irreversible tissue loss. This study investigates ex vivo the technical feasibility and the limb preservation potential of extracorporeal whole blood perfusion in a porcine model.