Immediate postoperative non-invasive positive pressure ventilation following midface microvascular free flap reconstruction.

Andrew R LarsonJenny X ChenAllison HolmanStacey SullivanPurris WilliamsKatharine NicholsonDerrick T LinYuka KiyotaJeremy D Richmon

Published in: Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) (2021)

Postoperative non-invasive positive pressure ventilation can be successfully applied following complex microvascular midface reconstruction to avoid tracheotomy in select patients without vascular compromise of the free flap.

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