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...
Main Authors: | Libby R. Copeland-Halperin, Prashanthi Divakar, Talia Stewart, Falen Demsas, Joshua J. Levy, John F. Nigriny, Joseph A. Paydarfar |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG
2023-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery Open |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1760757 |
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