Morbidity and cost differences between free flap reconstruction and pedicled flap reconstruction in oral and oropharyngeal cancer: Matched control study

Journal of Otolaryngology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 102-107

  Smeele, Ludwig E ^a   Goldstein, David ^a   Tsai, Vance ^a   Gullane, Patrick J ^a   Neligan, Peter ^a   Brown, Dale H ^a   Irish, Jonathan C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Free flaps; Head and neck cancer; Pectoralis major flaps; Squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL PURCHASING; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; MORBIDITY; MOUTH CANCER; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; NURSING CARE; OPERATION DURATION; OROPHARYNX CANCER; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; OROPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646345148     PISSN: 03816605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2005.5001     Document Type: Article

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