Journal Reviews archive for August 2017

Which patients are more likely to have postoperative pulmonary complications after major head and neck?

1 August 2017 | Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs), Risk factors, Oral and maxillofacial surgery

Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) following major head and neck surgery are frequently encountered. Indeed, surgery in the head and neck area itself has been identified as a risk factor for these complications. Microvascular reconstruction is a widely accepted and proven...

First signs of late nodal metastases

1 August 2017 | | oral cancer, first sign, lymph node metastasis, palpation, ultrasonography, computed tomography, subjective symptom, body mass index

This is a retrospective review of 65 patients who had late metastases during follow-up after initial curative treatment. They analyse the detection methods of palpation, ultrasound, CT and subjective symptoms. Palpation detected the nodes in 31 patients, ultrasound in 17,...

Drinks in Newcastle, Australia

1 August 2017 | | alcohol, facial injury, liquor legislation

This paper assesses patients presenting with oral and maxillofacial trauma over a 13-year period spanning January 2003 to December 2015. During this period of time, in March 2008, trading hours and conditions of service were restricted within the Newcastle central...