Yuan-Hao Yen, Sheng-Dean Luo, Wei-Chih Chen, Chung-Yi Li, Tai-Jan Chiu, Yu-Ming Wang, Shao-Chun Wu, Yao-Hsu Yang, Yung-Hsuan Chen, Ching-Nung Wu
OBJECTIVE: Nutritional and inflammatory statuses have been associated with complications in microvascular-free flaps during head and neck surgeries. This study aimed to evaluate the potential of nutritional indicators in predicting postoperative free flap complications. STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a 20-year retrospective, case-control study within a defined cohort. SETTING: The study involved head and neck cancer patients from the Chang Gung Research Database who underwent simultaneous tumor ablation and free flap wound reconstruction between January 1, 2001, and December 31, 2019...
March 19, 2024: Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery