The systematic review and meta-analysis of free flap safety in the elderly patients

Ustun G. G., AKSU A. E., UZUN H., Bitik O.

MICROSURGERY, vol.37, no.5, pp.442-450, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 37 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/micr.30156
  • Journal Name: MICROSURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.442-450
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Prolonged mean life expectancy gives rise to a more populated and older patient group. With increasing number of cases during the past decades, older patients are regarded as candidates for microsurgical interventions. Whether advanced patient age is an independent risk factor for microsurgical reconstruction is still an ongoing matter of debate.