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Sociodemographic and Clinical Determinants of 12-Month Decision Regret for Head and Neck Cancer Patients.
[OBJECTIVE] This study aims to identify factors associated with increased decision regret (DR) 12 months following treatment among head and neck cancer (HNC) patients. [STUDY DESIGN] A retrospective observational cohort study. [SETTING] P…
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Impact of Presurgical Second-Touch Visits on Delays in Initiating Adjuvant Radiation Therapy.
[OBJECTIVE] Patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) often encounter delays in starting postoperative radiotherapy (PORT), leading to worse outcomes. We investigated whether attending second-touch visits-appointments afte…
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Outcomes of Microvascular Free Flap Reconstruction With One Versus Two Primary Surgeons.
[OBJECTIVE] To evaluate operative efficiency and quality in head and neck free flap reconstruction with one versus two primary surgeons by comparing procedure duration, hospital length of stay, complications and readmission rates. [STUDY D…
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Six-week postoperative opioid use and pain following a randomized controlled trial evaluating multimodal analgesia for head and neck free flap patients.
[INTRODUCTION] Head and neck malignancy treatment often involves invasive surgeries, necessitating effective postoperative pain control. However, chronic reliance on opioid medications remains a challenge for many patients after surgery. Mu…
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Free Flap Outcomes for Head and Neck Surgery in Patients with COVID-19.
[INTRODUCTION] Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) affects the vascular system, subjecting patients to a hypercoagulable state. This is of particular concern for the success of microvascular free flap reconstruction. This study aims to repo…
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Pilot randomized, controlled, preoperative intervention for nutrition trial in head and neck cancer.
[BACKGROUND] Several prospective studies report improved outcomes with pretreatment nutrition interventions prior to radiation therapy for head and neck cancer (HNC), but none have assessed similar interventions before surgery for HNC. [ME…
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Post-operative Outcomes in Pediatric Patients Following Facial Reconstruction With Fibula Free Flaps.
[EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE] Assess outcomes of pediatric facial reconstruction with fibula free flaps. [OBJECTIVES] Free flap reconstruction of complex maxillofacial defects in pediatric patients is rare. Post-operative complications, donor si…
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The Use of Dissemination and Implementation to Improve Multimodal Analgesia in Head and Neck Surgery.
[OBJECTIVES] To optimize the delivery of multimodal analgesia to patients undergoing major head and neck oncologic surgeries. [METHODS] Pilot study included patients enrolled to receive either scheduled acetaminophen and as-needed opioids …
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Implementation of AIRVO™ System for Postoperative Tracheostomy Care in Head and Neck Free Flaps.
[OBJECTIVE] Effective postoperative tracheostomy management after free flap surgery is critical but can offer challenges including difficulty with humidification delivery and contraindications toward neck instrumentation. The purpose of thi…
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Examining the relationship of immunotherapy and wound complications following flap reconstruction in patients with head and neck cancer.
[BACKGROUND] Immunotherapy agents are used to treat advanced head and neck lesions. We aim to elucidate relationship between immunotherapy and surgical wound complications. [METHODS] Retrospective multi-institutional case series evaluating…
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Superficial temporal artery pseudoaneurysm after face lift.
Various complications of rhytidectomy have been well described. Although there have been reports of traumatic pseudoaneurysm formation after cosmetic surgery, none has concerned rhytidectomy. We report the first known case of a superficial …