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. 2023 Jul 31;27(9):5577–5585. doi: 10.1007/s00784-023-05177-x

Table 3.

Cut-off values for flap perfusion monitoring

Flap type Cut-off values
Blood flow Hemoglobin [c] Hemoglobin oxygen saturation
RFFF  < 60 AU  > 100 AU/ > 10% increase  < 40%
ALTF  < 40 AU  > 80 AU/ > 10% increase  < 30%

Cut-off values for blood flow, hemoglobin concentration and hemoglobin oxygen saturation indicating vascular compromise for flap perfusion monitoring with attached surface probes; abbreviations

AU arbitrary units, [c] concentration