Effect of operative time on complications associated with free flap reconstruction of the head and neck.

Nina IrawatiJames EveryRebecca DawsonDavid LeinkramMichael ElliottSydney Ch'ngHubert LowCarsten E PalmeJonathan ClarkJames Wykes

Published in: Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery (2022)

Prolonged operative time is significantly associated with increased surgical complications, length of stay and return to theatres when performing microvascular reconstructive surgery for head and neck defects.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
risk factors
coronary artery bypass
surgical site infection
coronary artery disease
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