Airway management in head and neck cancer patients undergoing microvascular free tissue transfer: delayed extubation as an alternative to routine tracheotomy

QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY: The aim of this study was to evaluate two practices of airway management in patients undergoing head and neck cancer (HNC) resection and microvascular free tissue transfer (MFTT), and to assess the advantages and disadvantages of the two approaches. METHODS:Pati...

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Main Authors: Christian Martin Meerwein, Thomas F Pézier, Beatrice Beck-Schimmer, Stephan Schmid, Gerhard Frank Huber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2014-02-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
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Online Access:https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/1838