Intraoperative Use of Vasopressors Is Safe in Head and Neck Free Tissue Transfer.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study is to identify whether intraoperative use of vasoactive medications increases the risk of free flap failure or complications through a systematic review and meta-analysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Scopus databases were searched for studies published through January 2015. English publications that met the following criteria were included: (1) adult patients undergoing head and neck free flap reconstruction; (2) comparison of patients with and without intraoperative vasopressor administration; and (3) documentation of flap failure rate and/or flap complications. The primary outcome was the incidence of flap failure. The secondary outcome was the incidence of overall flap complications. Meta-analysis was performed to obtain pooled odds ratios (ORs) of the effect of intraoperative use of vasopressors on flap failure and complication rates. RESULTS:Four cohort studies met inclusion criteria. All studies were of high methodological quality with an average Methodological Index for Non-Randomized Studies score of 18.75 (range 16-23). A total of 933 patients undergoing head and neck free flap reconstruction were included. Meta-analysis demonstrated no statistically significant difference in the incidence of flap failure (2.9 vs. 3.6%; OR, 0.68; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.23-1.99; p = 0.48) or incidence of flap complications (16.8 vs. 18.6%; OR, 0.92; 95% CI, 0.60-1.42; p = 0.71). CONCLUSION:Based on the current evidence, intraoperative use of vasopressors has no impact on the incidence of flap failure or flap complications.

journal_name

J Reconstr Microsurg

authors

Swanson EW,Cheng HT,Susarla SM,Yalanis GC,Lough DM,Johnson O 3rd,Tufaro AP,Manson PN,Sacks JM

doi

10.1055/s-0035-1563381

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2016-02-01 00:00:00

pages

87-93

issue

2

eissn

0743-684X

issn

1098-8947

journal_volume

32

pub_type

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