Enhanced recovery after microvascular reconstruction in head and neck cancer - A prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Patients undergoing microvascular reconstruction after head and neck cancer typically have several comorbidities, and the procedures are often followed by complications and prolonged hospitalization. Consequently, the application of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) for these patients undergoing microvascular reconstruction has gained attention in recent years. ERAS is a peri- and postoperative care concept that has repeatedly shown beneficial results for a wide variety of surgical procedures, including microvascular reconstruction. This study presents the results after the introduction of our ERAS protocol for head and neck cancer reconstruction.

Methods

We prospectively treated 30 consecutive patients according to our ERAS protocol from June 2019 to

SUBMITTER: Hojvig JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9573822 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature