Airway Recovery after Face Transplantation
Fischer S, Wallins J, Bueno E, Kueckelhaus M, Chandawarkar A, Diaz-Siso J, Larson A, Murphy G, Annino D, Caterson E, Pomahac B. Airway Recovery after Face Transplantation. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2014, 134: 946e-954e. PMID: 25415117, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000000752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAirway volumeUpper airwayFace transplantationRespiratory mucosaNasal passagesIncidence of sinusitisUpper airway infectionsUpper airway impairmentSevere facial injuriesQuality of lifeLife-altering consequencesAirway recoveryTracheostomy decannulationChronic coughAirway infectionFunctional airwayAirway impairmentNasal breathingTracheostomy tubeNasal mucosaSurgical correctionTomographic scanWomen's HospitalMucin productionFacial injuries