Open AccessAssociation of Smoking Tobacco With Complications in Head and Neck Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery
Author(s) -
Meghan M. Crippen,
Nirali M. Patel,
Andrey Filimonov,
Jacob S. Brady,
Aziz M. Merchant,
Soly Baredes,
Richard Chan Woo Park
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
jama facial plastic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.815
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 2168-6092
pISSN - 2168-6076
DOI - 10.1001/jamafacial.2018.1176
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , head and neck , microvascular surgery , head and neck surgery , reconstructive surgery , tobacco use , microsurgery , otorhinolaryngology , population , environmental health
Smoking is a highly prevalent risk factor among patients with head and neck cancer. However, few studies have examined the association of this modifiable risk factor on postoperative outcomes following microvascular reconstruction of the head and neck.
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