Complications of Head and Neck Surgery in the Elderly

Autor:	Mark L. Urken, Christopher M. Shaari
Rok vydání:	1999
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty education.field_of_study business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) medicine.medical_treatment Population Free flap Microsurgery Surgery Plastic surgery Otorhinolaryngology Older patients medicine Head and neck surgery education business Complication
Zdroj:	Ear, Nose & Throat Journal. 78:510-512
ISSN:	1942-7522 0145-5613
DOI:	10.1177/014556139907800714
Popis:	Many recent studies have documented that complications of head and neck surgery are no more common in the elderly than in younger patients. But few studies have addressed complication rates in a population undergoing reconstruction with microvascular free tissue transfer (MFTT). We compared outcomes of patients older and younger than 70 who underwent MFTT and found no significant difference in the incidence of surgical complications. However, older patients did experience more medical morbidity and more surgical mortality. Nonetheless, we conclude that MFTT should not be withheld from patients 70 years and older solely on the basis of their advanced age.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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