Abstract
The authors designed and implemented a retrospective study which enrolled patients at over 65-years-old who underwent resection of oral and maxillofacial tumors and ATFF reconstruction from January 2011 to March 2019. Predictor variables were divided into: 1) Demographic variables (gender; age; weight; comorbidities; smoking status); 2) Anesthetic (American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification.
Highlights
The study sample was composed of 161 patients with a mean age of 69 years. 31 patients had postoperative complications, and 3 of whom had total flap necrosis
The most common treatment for these patients is surgical resection. This kind of treatment may have a large impact on the structure and lead to dysfunction of the oral and maxillofacial regions
It is especially important for them to have the defects reconstructed with a flap, which can promote complete or partial recovery of both function and aesthetics, so that they can regain their health
Summary
The specific aims of the study were: 1) To gather clinical data about elderly Chinese patients who received reconstructions of the oral and maxillofacial defects by ATFF over the past 9 years; 2) To analyze the associations among perioperative variables, especially those which are
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