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.
Inglis
M S
MS
Royal Marsden Hospital, London.
Robbie
D S
DS
Edwards
J M
JM
Breach
N M
NM
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