Management of Post-Operative Maxillofacial Oncology Patients Without the Routine Use of an Intensive Care Unit

Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 329-333

  Mathew, Seema Alice ^a   Senthilnathan, P ^a   Narayanan, Vinod ^a  

^a SAVEETHA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Complications; Free flap; Head and neck oncology; High dependency unit; Intensive care unit; Post operative care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869138474     PISSN: 09728279     EISSN: 0974942X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12663-010-0147-z     Document Type: Article

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