Figure 11.

Photograph of a deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap being monitored with microdialysis. The photograph is taken at the end of a re-exploration performed on the 3rd postoperative day based on microdialysis values (Reproduced with permission from: Whitaker IS, Rozen WM, Chubb D, et al. Postoperative monitoring of free flaps in autologous breast reconstruction: a multicenter comparison of 398 flaps using clinical monitoring, microdialysis, and the implantable Doppler probe. J Reconstr Microsurg 2010;26:409-16).