Postoperative Complication After Free Flap Reconstruction for Head and Neck Cancer

This study was designed to investigate the outcome of free-flap reconstruction surgery following head and neck cancer resection between primary and recurrent head and neck cancer patients.

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Key information

Conditions

Head and Neck Cancer Disease Attributes Head and Neck Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Recurrence Recurrent Cancer Surgery--Complications

Age range

20 year–100 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Kaohsiung City, 83301, Taiwan

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

Patients with head and neck cancer who underwent tumor wide excision and primary free flap reconstruction or secondary free flap reconstruction between March 2008 and February 2017
Age: 20~100 years old

Exclusion criteria

patients with missing or unvalidated data
patients less than 20 years old

Treatment and study plan

Reconstruction group

Other

Patients with primary tumor which underwent free flap reconstruction group.

Recurrent group

Other

Patients with recurrent tumor which underwent free flap reconstruction group.

Primary outcomes

Failure or success flap

Time frame: 2 months after surgery

The condition of the reconstruction flap is failure or success.

Secondary outcomes

Complications

Time frame: 2 months after surgery

such as wound infection rate, fistula, hematoma, and partial necrosis of the flap

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Impact of Operation Time and Operators on Postoperative Complication After Free Flap Reconstruction for Patients With Head and Neck Cancer

Important dates

Study start: 2018
Primary completion: 2018
Study completion: 2019
First posted: Mar 30, 2020
Registry last updated: Mar 30, 2020

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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