Microsurgery in the Elderly in a Private Practice Setting
- Conditions
- AgedMicrosurgery
- Registration Number
- NCT04584723
- Lead Sponsor
- Hospital Angeles del Pedregal
- Brief Summary
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.
- Detailed 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.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 17
- Elderly population, defined as more than 65 years old
- Patients underwent to free flap microsurgical procedures.
- Complete files
- Patient acceptance to participate
- Lost follow up
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Complications 1 month Report the number and type of local and systemic complications in this microsurgical procedures.
Flap survival 1 month Evaluation of success of microsurgical free flap. Flap necrosis or not
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Hospital Angeles Pedregal
🇲🇽Mexico city, Cdmx, Mexico