title: Swallowing outcomes following primary surgical resection and primary free flap reconstruction for oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas: a systematic review protocol.
authors.affiliation: Joanna Briggs Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Adelaide..|Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre, South Australia.
authors.forename: Stephen S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre, South Australia.
authors.forename: Eng H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Ooi
authors.affiliation: Joanna Briggs Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Adelaide..
authors.forename: Micah D J
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Peters
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D003679:Deglutition; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D058752:Free Tissue Flaps; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009959:Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D000078202:Systematic Reviews as Topic; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: dysphagia; free flap reconstruction; oral squamous cell carcinoma; oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma