Gu J M, Acland R D, Anderson G L, Wyllie F, Barker J H
Department of Surgery (Plastic and Reconstructive Division), University of Louisville School of Medicine, Kentucky.
Br J Plast Surg. 1991 Feb-Mar;44(2):126-9. doi: 10.1016/0007-1226(91)90046-m.
To answer the question "Are more emboli produced after a small artery anastomosis has been performed poorly?", we used the isolated rat cremaster muscle. The number of emboli seen downstream from a small artery anastomosis were counted after using two anastomotic techniques. Direct observations using intravital microscopy of emboli passing through the principal arteriole of the cremaster revealed that surgical technique using a large needle (poor execution) caused a significantly higher number of emboli to be produced at the site of small artery anastomosis than was noted after a fine needle technique.
