Comparison of Postoperative ICU and Ward Management After Free Flap Reconstruction: A Single-Center Retrospective Study of Re-exploration Rates

Re-exploration Rates After Free Flap Reconstruction: Comparison Between Postoperative ICU and Ward Management in a Single-Center Retrospective Cohort - FFR-ICU Cohort Study

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000060724

Enrollment

300

Registered

2026-02-21

Start date

2025-12-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Head and neck diseases

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients who underwent free flap reconstruction for oral and maxillofacial defects at our institution during the study period 2. Patients aged 18 years or older at the time of anesthesia consent 3. Surgery performed under general anesthesia 4. Availability of postoperative follow-up data for at least 30 days in the medical records

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Cases in which the postoperative management setting (ICU or ward) could not be identified 2. Cases with missing data required to assess the primary outcome (re-exploration within 30 days)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Occurrence and incidence of re-exploration within 30 days after surgery	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactAki Kawauchi

Institute of Science Tokyo Department of Dental Anesthesiology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science

kawauchi.aki@tmd.ac.jp81358035548

Outcome results