Predictors of Gastrostomy Tube Placement in Head and Neck Cancer Patients at a Rural Tertiary Care Hospital

Predictors of Gastrostomy Tube Placement in Head and Neck Cancer Patients at a Rural Tertiary Care Hospital

Background Head and neck cancer is a leading cause of cancer. Treatment often requires surgical resection, free-flap reconstruction, radiation, and/or chemotherapy. Tumor burden and pain may limit swallowing and impair nutrition, increasing complications and mortality. Patients commonly require gast...

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Main Authors: Libby R. Copeland-Halperin, Prashanthi Divakar, Talia Stewart, Falen Demsas, Joshua J. Levy, John F. Nigriny, Joseph A. Paydarfar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2023-01-01
Series:Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery Open
Subjects:
head and neck cancer
gastrostomy tube predictors
delayed reconstruction
free-flap reconstruction
malnutrition
flap-related complications
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1760757

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