## Abstract ## Objectives/Hypothesis: Extubation (cessation of ventilatory support) is often delayed in free flap patients to protect the microvascular anastomosis, presumably by reducing emergenceβrelated agitation. We sought to determine if immediate extubation in the operating room (OR) would i
Benefits of immediate postoperative extubation in patients undergoing free tissue transfer for head and neck defects
β Scribed by Amir Allak; Tam N. Nguyen; David C. Shonka Jr.; James F. Reibel; Paul A. Levine; Mark J. Jameson
- Book ID
- 112137148
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 284 KB
- Volume
- 121
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0023-852X
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