The Value of the Nutritional Indicators in Predicting Free Flap Failure From a Multicentre Database

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Main Authors: Yuan‐Hao Yen, Sheng‐Dean Luo, Wei‐Chih Chen, Chung‐Yi Li, Tai‐Jan Chiu, Yu‐Ming Wang, Shao‐Chun Wu, Yao‐Hsu Yang, Yung‐Hsuan Chen, Ching‐Nung Wu
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author Yuan‐Hao Yen
Sheng‐Dean Luo
Wei‐Chih Chen
Chung‐Yi Li
Tai‐Jan Chiu
Yu‐Ming Wang
Shao‐Chun Wu
Yao‐Hsu Yang
Yung‐Hsuan Chen
Ching‐Nung Wu
author_facet Yuan‐Hao Yen
Sheng‐Dean Luo
Wei‐Chih Chen
Chung‐Yi Li
Tai‐Jan Chiu
Yu‐Ming Wang
Shao‐Chun Wu
Yao‐Hsu Yang
Yung‐Hsuan Chen
Ching‐Nung Wu
Yuan‐Hao Yen
Sheng‐Dean Luo
Wei‐Chih Chen
Chung‐Yi Li
Tai‐Jan Chiu
Yu‐Ming Wang
Shao‐Chun Wu
Yao‐Hsu Yang
Yung‐Hsuan Chen
Ching‐Nung Wu
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contents The Value of the Nutritional Indicators in Predicting Free Flap Failure From a Multicentre Database Yuan‐Hao Yen Sheng‐Dean Luo Wei‐Chih Chen Chung‐Yi Li Tai‐Jan Chiu Yu‐Ming Wang Shao‐Chun Wu Yao‐Hsu Yang Yung‐Hsuan Chen Ching‐Nung Wu Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery AbstractObjectiveNutritional and inflammatory statuses have been associated with complications in microvascular‐free flaps during head and neck surgeries. This study aimed to evaluate the potential of nutritional indicators in predicting postoperative free flap complications.Study DesignWe conducted a 20‐year retrospective, case‐control study within a defined cohort.SettingThe study involved head and neck cancer patients from the Chang Gung Research Database who underwent simultaneous tumor ablation and free flap wound reconstruction between January 1, 2001, and December 31, 2019.MethodsWe employed logistic regression and stratified analysis to assess the risk of free flap complications and the subsequent need for flap revision or redo in relation to nutritional indicators and other clinical variables.ResultsOf the 8066 patients analyzed, 687 (8.5%) experienced free flap complications. Among these, 197 (2.4%) had free flap failures necessitating a redo of either a free flap or a pedicled flap. Beyond comorbidities such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, end‐stage renal disease, and a history of prior radiotherapy, every 10‐unit decrease in the preoperative prognostic nutritional index (PNI) was consistently associated with an increased risk of both free flap complications and failure. The covariate‐adjusted odds ratios were 1.90 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.42‐2.54) and 1.89 (95% CI: 1.13‐3.17), respectively.ConclusionA lower preoperative PNI suggests a higher likelihood of microvascular free flap complications in head and neck surgeries. Further randomized controlled trial designs are required to establish causality. 10.1002/ohn.706 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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spellingShingle The Value of the Nutritional Indicators in Predicting Free Flap Failure From a Multicentre Database
Yuan‐Hao Yen
Sheng‐Dean Luo
Wei‐Chih Chen
Chung‐Yi Li
Tai‐Jan Chiu
Yu‐Ming Wang
Shao‐Chun Wu
Yao‐Hsu Yang
Yung‐Hsuan Chen
Ching‐Nung Wu
Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
The Value of the Nutritional Indicators in Predicting Free Flap Failure From a Multicentre Database Yuan‐Hao Yen Sheng‐Dean Luo Wei‐Chih Chen Chung‐Yi Li Tai‐Jan Chiu Yu‐Ming Wang Shao‐Chun Wu Yao‐Hsu Yang Yung‐Hsuan Chen Ching‐Nung Wu Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery AbstractObjectiveNutritional and inflammatory statuses have been associated with complications in microvascular‐free flaps during head and neck surgeries. This study aimed to evaluate the potential of nutritional indicators in predicting postoperative free flap complications.Study DesignWe conducted a 20‐year retrospective, case‐control study within a defined cohort.SettingThe study involved head and neck cancer patients from the Chang Gung Research Database who underwent simultaneous tumor ablation and free flap wound reconstruction between January 1, 2001, and December 31, 2019.MethodsWe employed logistic regression and stratified analysis to assess the risk of free flap complications and the subsequent need for flap revision or redo in relation to nutritional indicators and other clinical variables.ResultsOf the 8066 patients analyzed, 687 (8.5%) experienced free flap complications. Among these, 197 (2.4%) had free flap failures necessitating a redo of either a free flap or a pedicled flap. Beyond comorbidities such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, end‐stage renal disease, and a history of prior radiotherapy, every 10‐unit decrease in the preoperative prognostic nutritional index (PNI) was consistently associated with an increased risk of both free flap complications and failure. The covariate‐adjusted odds ratios were 1.90 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.42‐2.54) and 1.89 (95% CI: 1.13‐3.17), respectively.ConclusionA lower preoperative PNI suggests a higher likelihood of microvascular free flap complications in head and neck surgeries. Further randomized controlled trial designs are required to establish causality. 10.1002/ohn.706 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
title The Value of the Nutritional Indicators in Predicting Free Flap Failure From a Multicentre Database
topic Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
url https://aao-hnsfjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ohn.706