Erschienen in:
17.09.2019 | Reconstructive Oncology
Invited Editorial: “The Head and Neck Reconstructive Surgery National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP): Evaluating Unplanned Returns to the Operating Room” by Tam S et al.
verfasst von:
Matthew M. Hanasono, MD
Erschienen in:
Annals of Surgical Oncology
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Excerpt
Tam et al.
1 examined 467 patients undergoing head and neck cancer resection with immediate microvascular free flap reconstruction for factors associated with an unplanned return to the operating room (URTOR). In their multivariate analysis, the authors found that coagulopathy and use of alcohol were associated with URTOR. The novelty of their study compared with most prior studies of complications after head and neck oncologic surgery and free flap reconstruction is that their analysis was based on a modified version of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database. The strength of the ACS NSQIP methodology is that the data are prospectively collected by specially trained surgical clinical reviewers who record pre-, intra-, and postoperative variables as well as 30-day outcomes. …