The secretome of stressed peripheral blood mononuclear cells increases tissue survival in a rodent epigastric flap model

• Main Authors: Stefan Hacker (Author), Rainer Mittermayr (Author), Denise Traxler (Author), Claudia Keibl (Author), Annika Resch (Author), Stefan Salminger (Author), Harald Leiss (Author), Philipp Hacker (Author), Christian Gabriel (Author), Bahar Golabi (Author), Reinhard Pauzenberger (Author), Paul Slezak (Author), Maria Laggner (Author), Michael Mildner (Author), Wolfgang Michlits (Author), Hendrik J. Ankersmit (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Reconstructive surgery transfers viable tissue to cover defects and to restore aesthetic and functional properties. Failure rates after free flap surgery range from 3 to 7%. Co‐morbidities such as diabetes mellitus or peripheral vascular disease increase the risk of flap failure up to 4.5‐f...