Why the study?
What are the incidence rates and risk factors for postoperative cardiovascular and respiratory complications in patients undergoing major head and neck surgery?
Population
469 patients who had undergone primary major head and neck surgery
Design
Cohort
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May warrant close postoperative day 1 monitoring after major head and neck surgery; leaves open prospective validation of shared risk factors.
What are the incidence rates and risk factors for postoperative cardiovascular and respiratory complications in patients undergoing major head and neck surgery?
Cardiovascular and respiratory complications are common after major head and neck surgery, occurring in 12% and 11% of patients respectively, with age and chronic pulmonary disease being shared risk factors.
Buitelaar et al. (2006) studied this question.
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