Surgery
New surgery study results from Cleveland Clinic described
Published in Cancer Weekly, September 1st, 2009
In this recent report, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To prospectively follow up patients requiring microvascular reconstruction of head and neck defects to determine preoperative factors predictive of surgical complications. A prospectively collected database comprising 300 consecutive microvascular head and neck reconstructions performed by a single surgeon (D.S.A.) in a tertiary care hospital over a 6-year period was reviewed in a retrospective manner."
"preoperative medical and surgical history (presence of documented cardiac disease, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension) and previous cancer treatment (surgery or radiation therapy). Postoperative...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-09-01)
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