Free-flap reconstruction methods in head-and-neck oncologic surgery: A CROSS practice survey of members of the French GETTEC Head-and-Neck Tumor Study Group.

Objective: To survey practices concerning the use of anticoagulants and antiplatelets in microvascular free-flap reconstruction following oncological surgery of the head and neck.

Methods: A survey of practices was carried out between September 2022 and March 2023. An online questionnaire was sent to members of the French GETTEC Head-and-Neck Tumor Study Group in all French centers practicing head-and-neck cancer surgery with reconstruction using microvascular free-flaps.