Thirty-day readmission in patients undergoing head and neck microvascular reconstruction.

Evan M GraboyesTravis P SchrankMitchell L WorleySuhael R MominTerry A DayAndrew T Huang

Published in: Head & neck (2018)

More than 1 in 10 patients undergoing head and neck microvascular reconstruction has a 30-day unplanned readmission, most commonly related to wound complications. Further efforts are needed to determine optimal 30-day unplanned readmission reduction strategies.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
risk factors
wound healing
drug induced
surgical site infection