Free Flap Outcomes for Head and Neck Surgery in Patients with COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

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 report head and neck free flap complications in patients with COVID-19 during the perioperative period. We believe these patients are more likely to experience flap complications given the hypercoagulable state.

Methods

This is a multi-institutional retrospective case series of patients infected with COVID-19 during the perioperative period for head and neck free flap reconstruction from March 2020 to January 2022.

Results

Data was collected on 40 patients from 14 institutions. Twenty-one patients (52.5%) had a positive COVID-19 test with

SUBMITTER: Domack A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12375219 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature