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Abstract
A study has been undertaken to investigate Prostaglandin E1 administration procedure for improving flap survival. Whether the drug was administered continuously or transcutaneously using a silicone gel drug delivery system; or was topically injected into the critical zone of the flap; or was intraperitoneally administered intermittently over an hour after surgery a statistically significant improvement of flap survival occurred (P < 0.01, Student'st-test).
However, no improvement of flap survival was seen when the drug was administered only once intraperitoneally immediately after flap elevation, although administered doses of the drug in those rats was equal to the doses in the rats which received intermittent administration of the drug intraperitoneally over an hour after surgery.
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Publication history
Accepted:
August 18,
1993
Received:
June 2,
1993
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© 1993 The British Association of Plastic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc.
