Microsurgery in the Elderly in a Private Practice Setting

Hospital Angeles Pedregal

Status: Completed

Conditions: Microsurgery; Aged

Treatments: Other: Observation of flap survival and complications

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04584723

Elderly

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study reports the experience in free tissue transfer in the elderly population by a single surgeon in the private practice setting in Mexico city and the potential criticism that could arise from adverse events in lower-volume practice situations will be addressed. Investigator will answer the question about the age as the variable of interest in this series in which age was not a factor in deciding reconstructive methods, and examine complication rates.

Full description

Investigators will evaluate the outcomes of 17 flaps in 14 patients who required microsurgical reconstruction with free flaps and microvascular vessels anastomosis. All patients more than 65 years old. Demographic data will be reported as: obesity, American Society of Anesthesiology (asa) level, radiotherapy, combined surgery. And the results of investigation will include: Flap survival, local complications, systemic complications, re-interventions, 30-day mortality.

Enrollment: 17 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65 to 95 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Elderly population, defined as more than 65 years old
• Patients underwent to free flap microsurgical procedures.
• Complete files
• Patient acceptance to participate

Exclusion criteria

• Lost follow up