Table 1.

Summary table of papers included in the review.

Author	Year and Journal	Participants/operation	Clinical outcome	Infrared camera used	OCEBM level of evidence
Theuvenet et al.	1986 Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	4 Cadavers +  6 volunteers	Not applicable	Not described	4
Itoh et al.	1994 Annals of Plastic Surgery	12 volunteers, 2 case reports 1paraumbilical, 1 latissimus dorsi flap	Not applicable	Fujitsu Infra Eye 180	2
Salmi et al.	1995 Annals of Plastic Surgery	8 TRAM flaps	No flap failure or partial loss reported	Inframetrics 600	4
Zetterman et al.	1999 European Journal of Plastic Surgery	16 volunteers	Not applicable	Inframetrics 600	4
de Weerd et al.	2006 Annals of Plastic Surgery	7 DIEP flaps + 3 SIEA flaps	Flap reperfusion in all cases, long-term flap outcome not reported	Nikon Laird S270	3
Kalra et al.	2007 Journal of Plastic Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery	2 DIEP flaps	No flap failure or partial loss	NEC Thermo Tracer TH7102MV	5
de Weerd et al.	2009 Annals of Plastic Surgery	23 DIEP flaps	No flap failure Partial loss in 3 flaps (<5%)	Nikon Laird S270;FLIR Therma Cam S65 HS	3
Tenorio et al.	2011 Annals of Plastic Surgery	10 DIEP flaps	No flap failure or partial loss	BioScan IR system	2
Whitaker et al.	2011 Journal of Plastic Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery	1 Bilateral DIEP	No flap failure or partial loss	Not described	5
Sheena et al.	2013 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	20 Volunteers	Not applicable	FLIR SC660	3
Chubb et al.	2013 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	10 Patients	Not applicable	NEC Thermo Tracer	3
Hardwicke et al.	2016 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	10 Volunteers	Not applicable	FLIR ONE	3
Weum et al.	2016 BMC Medical Imaging	25 DIEP flaps	1/25 flaps failed (unrelated cause) No partial loss	FLIRThermaCAM S65 HS	2