Open AccessIschemic stroke following neck dissection in the elderly
Author(s) -
Chuan-Yi Kuo,
Yi-Ting Chen,
CheukKwan Sun,
KuoChuan Hung
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
tzu-chi medical journal/cí-jì yīxué
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.343
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2223-8956
pISSN - 1016-3190
DOI - 10.4103/tcmj.tcmj_112_18
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , neck dissection , dissection (medical) , neck injury , ischemic stroke , surgery , emergency medicine , ischemia , cancer , mechanical engineering , engineering , poison control
Despite the known association of perioperative stroke with perioperative mortality, the prevalence of stroke following neck dissection in elderly patients remains unclear. This study compared the incidence of neck dissection-associated perioperative stroke in elderly and younger patients.