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NCT Number: NCT02563470

Bleeding, Cardio- and Cerebrovascular Complications in Head and Neck Surgery

In this retrospective registry trial, the investigators sought to assess the incidence and predictors of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular complications as well as their derivatives (acute coronary syndrome, decompensated heart failure, an episode of atrial fibrillation requiring cardiologist consultation, stroke, pulmonary embolism and venous thromboembolism) in cohort of patients undergoing head and neck surgery.

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Key information

Conditions

Head and Neck Cancer Head and Neck Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

About this study

Inclusion criteria

consisted of all the consecutive patients (n=456) diagnosed with head and neck cancer at Turku University Hospital between 1999 and 2008. Patients receiving palliative procedures were also included. Patients whose treatment had started in other institute or whose treatment was not finished in the investigators institute and patients with primary diagnosis of skin cancer were excluded from this study. All head and neck surgery operations (n=591) were assessed. Information was collected by the first author of this article from referral letters, patient files, anesthesiology reports, intensive care unit reports, laboratory database, radiology database, electrocardiograms and pathology reports. Death was certificated from national authority for collecting and compiling statistics on various fields of society and economy.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • patients diagnosed with head and neck cancer in Turku University hospital between 1999-2008

Exclusion criteria

  • skin cancer, treatment started in other institute or not finished in our institute

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. all cause mortality

    Time frame: 5 years

  2. myocardial infarction

    Time frame: 5 years

  3. stroke

    Time frame: 5 years

  4. bleeding

    Time frame: 30 days

  5. decompensated heart failure

    Time frame: 5 years

  6. new onset atrial fibrillation

    Time frame: 5 years

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Turku

Other

Collaborators

  • Turku University Hospital

Registry information

Official study title

A Retrospective Registry of Bleeding, Cardio- and Cerebrovascular Complications in Patients Treated for Head and Neck Cancer

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Sep 30, 2015
Registry last updated
Sep 30, 2015

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