Management of Flap Failure After Head and Neck Reconstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To systematically review management of flap loss in head and neck construction with free tissue transfer as compared with locoregional flap or conservative management.

Data sources

Medline, Embase, Scopus, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and ClinicalTrials.gov were searched up to October 2019.

Review methods

Candidate articles were independently reviewed by 2 authors. Articles were considered eligible if they included adequate reporting of flap management after flap loss and outcomes for survival of reconstruction, length of hospitalization, and perioperative complications.

Results

A total of 429 patients had acute flap failure in the perioperative period. The overall success with a secondary fr

SUBMITTER: Walia A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8972962 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature