Decreasing the perioperative complications associated with the superior pharyngeal flap operation

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 10-18

  Fraulin, F O G ^b   Valnicek, S M ^b   Zuker, Ronald M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILD; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR SITE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALATOPHARYNGEAL INCOMPETENCE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PHARYNX RECONSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FLAP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; INTUBATION; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; PHARYNX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VELOPHARYNGEAL INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0031745033     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199807000-00002     Document Type: Article

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