The fluorescein test in dark-skinned patients

Plast Reconstr Surg. 1980 Nov;66(5):766-8. doi: 10.1097/00006534-198011000-00019.

Abstract

In dark-skinned patients a scratch test in conjunction with intravenous fluorescein is useful to predict viability in skin flaps.

MeSH terms

  • Black People*
  • Burns / surgery
  • Evaluation Studies as Topic
  • Fluoresceins*
  • Graft Survival
  • Humans
  • Intraoperative Care
  • Pressure Ulcer / surgery
  • Prognosis
  • Skin Transplantation*
  • Surgical Flaps*

Substances

  • Fluoresceins