Table 1.

Groups and treatments used in preliminary study of tissue flap survival as a function of nitric oxide treatment. SNP=sodium nitroprusside; DETA-NO= diethyltriamine NONOate; TID= transdermal delivery; INJ= injection; PBS= phosphate buffered saline.

Group	N	Treatment
Control	4	No treatment
Saline INJ	4	0.2 mL PBS injection treatment
Saline TID	4	1 mL PBS TID treatment
SNP TID	4	1 mL solution of either 1.25 mg with PBS
SNP TID	4	1 mL solution of 12.5 mg SNP with PBS
DETA-NO TID	4	1 mL solution of a 2 mM DETA and PBS
SNP INJ	4	0.2 mL injection of 1.25 mg SNP with PBS
DETA-NO INJ	4	0.2 mL injection of DETA-NO mixed to 2mM solution in PBS