Prognostic Factors for Free Flap Failure in Head and Neck Reconstruction.

IF 2.3 3区医学 Q1 OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY

Head and Neck-Journal for the Sciences and Specialties of the Head and Neck Pub Date : 2025-02-06 DOI:10.1002/hed.28095

Quentin Hennocq, Jean-Baptiste Caruhel, Mourad Benassarou, Jebrane Bouaoud, André Chaine, Angélique Girod, Nicolas Graillon, Sylvie Testelin, Mélika Amor-Sahli, Jean-Philippe Foy, Chloé Bertolus

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Abstract

Background: The failure rate of free flaps varies from 0.8% to 10.6% in the literature in head and neck reconstruction. The primary objective was to identify prognostic factors for free flap failure.

Methods: We prospectively included all consecutive free flaps performed between August 2021 and January 2024, and used a multivariate Cox proportional hazard model.

Results: We included 307 free flaps, performed on 274 patients. Age, cardiovascular risk, radiotherapy history, type of flap, type of arterial anastomosis, and ischemia duration were not statistically linked to the risk of flap failure. In multivariate analysis, a venous anastomosis to the anterior jugular vein or to the superior thyroid vein were associated with an increased risk of flap failure, such as per- or postoperative revision of the anastomoses.

Conclusions: The choice of venous anastomosis, appear to have a greater influence on the success or failure of a microvascularized transfer than patient characteristics.

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Head and Neck-Journal for the Sciences and Specialties of the Head and Neck 医学-耳鼻喉科学

CiteScore

7.00

自引率

6.90%

发文量

278

审稿时长

1.6 months

期刊介绍： Head & Neck is an international multidisciplinary publication of original contributions concerning the diagnosis and management of diseases of the head and neck. This area involves the overlapping interests and expertise of several surgical and medical specialties, including general surgery, neurosurgery, otolaryngology, plastic surgery, oral surgery, dermatology, ophthalmology, pathology, radiotherapy, medical oncology, and the corresponding basic sciences.