Reconstruction with Free Flaps of Head and Neck Cancer Defects: A National Cohort Study.

Unlabelled: The purpose of this study was to determine the perioperative mortality rate, reintervention rate, and total healthcare costs for head and neck cancer patients who underwent free tissue transfer (FTT) in Colombia. The prognostic factors associated with those results were estimated.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed using administrative data from patients of all ages diagnosed with head and neck cancer who underwent FTT between 2013 and 2016 in Colombia's contributory health system.