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Continuous oxygen monitoring to enhance ex-vivo organ machine perfusion and reconstructive surgery.

Authors :
Berkane, Yanis
Cascales, Juan Pedro
Roussakis, Emmanuel
Lellouch, Alexandre G.
Slade, Julian
Bertheuil, Nicolas
Randolph, Mark A.
Cetrulo, Curtis L.
Evans, Conor L.
Uygun, Korkut
Source :
Biosensors & Bioelectronics. Oct2024, Vol. 262, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

Continuous oxygenation monitoring of machine-perfused organs or transposed autologous tissue is not currently implemented in clinical practice. Oxygenation is a critical parameter that could be used to verify tissue viability and guide corrective interventions, such as perfusion machine parameters or surgical revision. This work presents an innovative technology based on oxygen-sensitive, phosphorescent metalloporphyrin allowing continuous and non-invasive oxygen monitoring of ex-vivo perfused vascularized fasciocutaneous flaps. The method comprises a small, low-energy optical transcutaneous oxygen sensor applied on the flap's skin paddle as well as oxygen sensing devices placed into the tubing. An intermittent perfusion setting was designed to study the response time and accuracy of this technology over a total of 54 perfusion cycles. We further evaluated correlation between the continuous oxygen measurements and gold-standard perfusion viability metrics such as vascular resistance, with good agreement suggesting potential to monitor graft viability at high frequency, opening the possibility to employ feedback control algorithms in the future. This proof-of-concept study opens a range of research and clinical applications in reconstructive surgery and transplantation at a time when perfusion machines undergo rapid clinical adoption with potential to improve outcomes across a variety of surgical procedures and dramatically increase access to transplant medicine. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
09565663
Volume :
262
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Biosensors & Bioelectronics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
178537265
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2024.116549