Tracheostomy Avoidance in Flap Reconstruction of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract is Safe in Selected Patients.

Andrew J HolcombAndrew WhiteEmily RossmanLuke WagonerSidra AkhterMegan GillespieCharles D MeyerRobert LindauAru PanwarAngela OsmolakOleg MilitsakhWilliam LydiattAndrew M Coughlin

Published in: Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (2024)

Tracheostomy avoidance is safe in properly selected patients undergoing head and neck flap reconstruction. Multiple factors predicted tracheostomy, which may guide patient selection at other centers.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
mechanical ventilation
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
case report
intensive care unit
breast reconstruction
acute respiratory distress syndrome
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation