Early postoperative care for free flap head & neck reconstructive surgery - a national survey of practice

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 182-185

  Marsh, M ^a   Elliott, S ^a   Anand, R ^a   Brennan, P A ^a  

^a QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Free flap; Post operative care; Postal survey

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN; DOBUTAMINE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HEALTH SURVEY; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; TRACHEOSTOMY; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 61849091434     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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