IMPROVED PATENCY RATES IN MICROVASCULAR SURGERY WHEN USING MAGNESIUM SULFATE AND A SILICONE RUBBER VASCULAR CUFF

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Abstract
A new technique for microvascular anastomoses, using magnesium sulfate and a silicone rubber cuff, has been studied. Patency rates of 100 percent were achieved for anastomoses of small arteries and veins in rats. If small vessel anastomoses are to be used widely for the elective transplantation of composite tissue, high patency rates must be assured—and the described procedure may facilitate this achievement.