Risk Assessment for Free Tissue Transfers: Is Old Age a Determining Factor?

SAÇAK B., AKDENİZ DOĞAN Z. D., Certel F., DURMUŞ KOCAASLAN F. N., Tuncer B., Celebiler O.

JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY, cilt.26, sa.3, ss.856-859, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/scs.0000000000001667
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.856-859
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: flap, Geriatrics, reconstructive microsurgery, FREE-FLAP RECONSTRUCTION, NECK RECONSTRUCTION, ELDERLY-PATIENTS, CANCER, HEAD, COMPLICATIONS, PATIENT, COST
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Free tissue transfers are more often performed in the elderly with the increase in geriatric patient population. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of advanced age in reconstructive microsurgery procedures and analyze the association of other variables with complications and surgical success.