Free Flaps : Should we Propose Them to the Elderly ?

Hospices Civils de Lyon90 enrolled

Overview

The objective was to evaluate perioperative morbidity after head and neck microsurgical reconstruction.

The objective was to evaluate perioperative morbidity after head and neck microsurgical reconstruction. A retrospective chart review of all patients undergoing head and neck free flap reconstruction was conducted and the overall hospital length of stay and the incidence of perioperative medical and surgical complications were assessed.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Head and Neck Cancer

Interventions

Head and neck reconstructionPROCEDURE

Head and neck free flap reconstruction

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Head and neck cancer * Microsurgical free flap reconstruction * 18 years of age or older Exclusion Criteria: \-

Locations (1)

Croix-Rousse Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon

Lyon, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Medical complications

Occurrence of medical complications within one month post-surgery

Time frame: One month post-surgery

Secondary Outcomes

Surgical complications

Occurrence of surgical complications within one month post-surgery

Time frame: One month post-surgery

Hospital length of stay

Time frame: Approximately 20 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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