Standardized Perioperative Protocol and Routine Ketorolac Use for Head and Neck Free Flap Reconstruction
Luthringer MM, Kim KG, Mukherjee TJ, Van Kouwenberg EA, Agag RL, Sinkin JC. Standardized Perioperative Protocol and Routine Ketorolac Use for Head and Neck Free Flap Reconstruction. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2022, 10: e4318. PMID: 35572189, PMCID: PMC9094414, DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000004318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeck free flap reconstructionFree flap reconstructionStandardized perioperative protocolIntensive care unit lengthFlap reconstructionPerioperative protocolKetorolac useSingle-institution retrospective reviewNeck free flapsPerioperative ketorolacPerioperative regimensAnticoagulation regimenParenteral analgesicsPerioperative managementComplication rateConsecutive patientsRetrospective reviewPlatelet aggregation inhibitorsProtocol groupPotential complicationsFlap failureMicrovascular thrombosesFree flapMicrosurgical headPatients