## Abstract Objectives/Hypothesis: The primary objective of the study was to determine the frequency of intraoperative vasopressor administration among patients undergoing free tissue transfer for head and neck reconstruction, and the secondary objective was to determine the impact of intraoperativ
Irradiation and free tissue transfer in head and neck cancer
β Scribed by Dr. Baby Jose; Dr. Joseph Banis; Dr. Michael Flynn; Dr. Robert Lindberg; Dr. William J. Spanos Jr.; Dr. Kristie Paris; Dr. Janet Rohm
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 312 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1043-3074
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