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The evaluation of Perfusion of free flaps in patients with moderate anaemia and possible reduction of the transfusion threshold.
In study group 1 patients will be kept at a hematocrit level below 28% and only receive transfusions if symptomatic or the fall below 25%. Patients in group 2 will receive transfusions to reach a hematocrit always above 30%.
Tissue perfusion in free flaps will be measured with indocyanine green fluorescence angiography, confocal microscopy and oxygen partial pressure measurement probes.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| anaemia group | no blood transfusions will be given until hct falls under 25% | ||
| normal hct group | patients in group 2 will receive transfusions as is currently standard protocol outside the study |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Number of Blood transfusions peri- and postoperative | 10 days |
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Inclusion criteria:
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patients scheduled for defect reconstruction with free flaps and a preoperative hematocrit of 28 % or below
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Maurizio Calcagni, MD | University Hospital Zurich, Clinic of Reconstructive Surgery | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University Hospital Zurich, Center for Reconstructive Surgery | Zurich | Canton of Zurich | 8091 | Switzerland |
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| ID | Term |
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| D009369 | Neoplasms |
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Blood analysis