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In this study, 4.7 percent of patients had event/interventions requiring intensive care unit care after fronto-orbital advancement. Predictors included preexisting end-organ dysfunction and higher intraoperative blood loss requiring greater resuscitation. Financial savings from selective postoperative intensive care unit admission may not outweigh the potential cost of an emergent event on the surgical floor.
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