Postoperative Complication After Free Flap Reconstruction for Head and Neck Cancer

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital2,004 enrolled

Overview

This study was designed to investigate the outcome of free-flap reconstruction surgery following head and neck cancer resection between primary and recurrent head and neck cancer patients.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

2,004

Conditions

Head and Neck Cancer Recurrent Cancer Surgery--Complications

Interventions

Reconstruction groupOTHER

Patients with primary tumor which underwent free flap reconstruction group.

Recurrent groupOTHER

Patients with recurrent tumor which underwent free flap reconstruction group.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 100 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with head and neck cancer who underwent tumor wide excision and primary free flap reconstruction or secondary free flap reconstruction between March 2008 and February 2017 * Age: 20\~100 years old Exclusion Criteria: * patients with missing or unvalidated data * patients less than 20 years old

Locations (1)

Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Failure or success flap

The condition of the reconstruction flap is failure or success.

Time frame: 2 months after surgery

Secondary Outcomes

Complications

such as wound infection rate, fistula, hematoma, and partial necrosis of the flap

Time frame: 2 months after surgery

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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