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Association of Body Mass Index With Infectious Complications in Free Tissue Transfer for Head and Neck Reconstructive Surgery

Mohemmed N. Khan, Jack E. Russo, John Spivack, Christopher Pool, Ilya Likhterov, Marita S. Teng, Eric M. Genden, Brett A. Miles

JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery · 2017 · 34 citations · 62 references

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Elevated BMI does not seem to play a role as an independent risk factor in postoperative complications in free tissue transfer in head and neck surgery.

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