Chemoradiation Head & Neck Wound Complications | Medical Algorithm

Are you evaluating a patient who has had a resection of a head and neck squamous cell cancer following chemoradiation?

Yes

Does the patient have?

• a pharyngocutaneous fistula?

Yes

• chylous fistula?

Yes

• exposure of the carotid artery?

Yes

• any other complication requiring further surgery to correct?

Yes

• post-operative wound infection?

Yes

• a seroma?

Yes

• necrosis of a skin flap?

Yes

• poor healing of the incision?

Yes

• development of granulation tissue at the operative site?

Yes

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Number of major wound complications

Number of minor wound complications

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Evaluation

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Interpretation and Description

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Diagnosis

Monitoring

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10

Chemoradiation to Head & Neck | Surgical Wound Complications

Purpose: To identify wound complications for surgery performed following chemoradiation to treat squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

Evaluation

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Monitoring

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10