Palatal fistulas complicating osseomyocutaneous reconstruction of oncological maxillectomy defects

Tang, Nicholas; Tao, Peter; Liew, Julian; Iseli, Tim A.; Wiesenfeld, D.; MacGill, Kirstie; Ramakrishnan, Anand

doi:10.1007/s00238-019-01533-x

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“…The results of this retrospective study are consistent with other studies focusing on the effect of smoking on fistula formation, 5,[19][20][21] length of hospital stay, 5 need for surgical reintervention, 15 and flap complications, such as failure, 5,10,14,19,[22][23][24][25] surgical site infection, 6,14,19,26,27 dehiscence, 19 and hematoma. 5,19 However, some studies identified smoking as a risk factor for flap failure 12,11 and flap hematoma.…”

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The Effect of Smoking on the Postoperative Course After Head and Neck Reconstruction With a Vascularized Free Flap: A Retrospective Study

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et al. 2021

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

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Objectives: The objective of the present study is to determine the impact of smoking on hospital and intensive care unit stay, need for surgical reintervention, Portsmouth Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the enumeration of Mortality and morbidity and surgical complications after head and neck reconstructions. Methods: All 153 patients who underwent head and neck reconstructions with free tissue transfer at the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery at the University

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