Length of stay after free flap reconstruction of the head and neck

Laryngoscope

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 210-

  Ryan, Matthew W ^a,b   Hochman, Marcelo ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Free tissue transfer; head and neck reconstruction; length of stay

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FACE INJURY; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH CAROLINA; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 0033967887     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: 15314995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200002010-00005     Document Type: Article

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