Risk factors for surgical-site infections in oral cancer patients with microvascular free flap reconstruction-A retrospective study in a single medical center in Taiwan.
Researchers examined 216 oral cancer patients undergoing free flap reconstruction to identify surgical-site infection risk factors. Longer surgery duration, recent smoking cessation, advanced tumour stage, and buccal or lower gingival location independently increased infection risk, with an overall infection rate of 43%.
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