Complications of Head and Neck Surgery

Any surgeon who undertakes major surgery of the head and neck must, in all conscience, be prepared to cope with potential avoidable and unavoidable complications.;This comprehensive, illustrated review describes how to avoid complications in head and neck surgery (general surgical considerations, aesthetic surgery and reconstructive surgery). The major focus is on how to treat complications once they do arise.;The authors deal with basic information pertinent to all operations: the perioperative period; haemorrhage and coagulation, deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism; and post-operative fever. They then move on to chapters more specifically with the operative procedures commonly performed by otolaryngologists/head and neck surgeons.;The book also: shows how to avoid potential complications; guidelines on how to treat complications after they have happened; international contributors address avoidance, emergency management and long-term treatment; and provides complete information on the perioperative, intraoperative and post-operative periods.;The contents include: a systematic review of all common complications in head and neck surgery; coverage of surgical fundamentals, such as antibiotic prophylaxis coagulation and haemostasis; and gives coverage of complications involved in frequently performed diagnostic imaging techniques, such as laryngoscopy, eosophogoscopy, and in therapies, such as radiation therapy and chemotherapy. The book should be of interest to otolayngologists/head and neck surgeons, and plastic and maxillofacial surgeons.