Use of a Non-ICU Specialty Ward For Immediate Post-operative Management of Head and Neck Free Flaps
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Conditions studied: Head and Neck Cancer, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Head and Neck Carcinoma, Trauma
In brief
Patients undergoing free flap reconstructive surgery at University of California, Davis Medical Center (UCDMC) will be assigned randomly into no intervention group (immediate post operative care in an ICU) or intervention group (immediate post operative care in a non-ICU specialty ward). The investigators hypothesize that there is no significant difference in the length of stay (LOS) or complication rate between head and neck free flaps patients managed immediately post-operatively in an ICU versus a non-ICU specialty ward. The primary objective is to compare the postoperative LOS between head and neck free-flap patients managed initially in an ICU versus a non-ICU specialty ward. The secondary objective is to compare differences in the rate of complications between head and neck free flap patients managed initially in an ICU versus a non-ICU specialty ward. Finally, the tertiary objective is to compare differences in resource utilization between head and neck free-flap patients managed initially in an ICU versus a non-ICU specialty ward.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03340038
- Run by
- University of California, Davis
- People needed
- 112
- Starts
- 2016-04-10
- Expected to finish
- 2019-04-16
- Last updated by the study team
- 2019-10-29
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Patients undergoing free flaps for reconstruction of head and neck surgical defects at UCDMC, including but not limited to, head and neck cancer defects, osteoradionecrosis (ORN), and trauma
- 18 years of age and older and able to consent
You may not qualify if…
- Vulnerable populations: adults unable to consent, individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers), pregnant women, and prisoners
Where it is running
- University of California, Davis — Sacramento, California, United States
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