British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 3 , Pages 182-185 , April 2009

Early postoperative care for free flap head & neck reconstructive surgery - a national survey of practice

  • M. Marsh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anaesthetics, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, PO6 3LY, United Kingdom
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  • S. Elliott

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anaesthetics, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, PO6 3LY, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Anaesthetics, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, PO6 3LY. Fax: +44 02392 286681.
    • ,
  • R. Anand

      Affiliations

    • Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, PO6 3LY, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • P.A. Brennan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, PO6 3LY, United Kingdom

,Accepted 8 June 2008.

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PII: S0266-4356(08)00209-X

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2008.06.004

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 3 , Pages 182-185 , April 2009

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