Why the study?
Does preoperative medical status (high vs low ASA score) affect outcomes and complication rates in patients undergoing microsurgical free flap reconstructions?
Population
897 patients undergoing 969 microvascular free flap reconstructions at a major academic microsurgical center
Comparison
Microvascular free flap reconstruction in… vs Microvascular free flap reconstruction in…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
3 months
Key result
The provided text contains only author instructions for the Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery and no clinical data from the study.
Authors
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No increased complications in high-ASA patients; supports feasibility in observational cohorts but leaves open need for prospective validation.
Cohort (n=969)
Does preoperative medical status (high vs low ASA score) affect outcomes and complication rates in patients undergoing microsurgical free flap reconstructions?
Complex microsurgical free flap reconstruction can be safely performed in medically compromised patients with high preoperative risk without increased complication rates.
Heidekrueger et al. (2017) conducted a cohort in Microsurgical Free Flap Reconstructions (n=969). Preoperative Medical Status vs. Matched cohort was evaluated. The provided text contains only author instructions for the Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery and no clinical data from the study.
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