Vascularized tissue transfer in head and neck surgery: Is intensive care unit-based management necessary?

Aru PanwarRussell SmithDaniel LydiattRobert LindauAaron WielandAlan RichardsValerie ShostromOleg MilitsakhWilliam Lydiatt

Published in: The Laryngoscope (2015)

We demonstrate that care in a non-intensive care setting following vascularized free tissue transfer is safe, less costly, and decreases length of hospital stay compared to routine intensive care-based management.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
healthcare
minimally invasive
palliative care
coronary artery bypass
mechanical ventilation
coronary artery disease
pain management
acute coronary syndrome
chronic pain
acute respiratory distress syndrome
electron transfer