The anaesthetic management of patients undergoing free flap reconstructive surgery following resection of head and neck neoplasms--a review of 64 patients.
A retrospective study was made of 64 patients who underwent free flap reconstructive surgery following resection of neoplasms, mainly in the head and neck region, over a period of approximately 4 years, from 1983 to 1987, in the Royal Marsden Hospital, London. A brief history of free flap surgery is presented, followed by a description of the anaesthetic technique used, and the results of the study. The various ways in which anaesthetic management may influence the results of surgery are discussed.
Royal Marsden Hospital, London.
M S
MS
Inglis
D S
DS
Robbie
J M
JM
Edwards
N M
NM
Breach
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007440:Intubation / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013524:Surgical Flaps