Mental Health Disorders and Pain in Patients Undergoing Head and Neck Free Flap Surgery
Postoperative pain and MHDs are independently predictive of one another in patients with HNC undergoing microvascular free flap reconstruction. Higher POD5 pain is predicted by the presence of preoperative MHD, and the need for a new psychiatric medication postoperatively is predicted by higher POD1 pain. HNC surgeons should align themselves with psychiatrists, social workers, and other allied fields to meet the complex mental health needs of their patients both preoperatively and postoperatively.
Authors
- Kelly L. Vittetoe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9683-5242)
- Robert J. Sinard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9348-2165)
- Cayetano Naranjo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1963-3316)
- Liping Du (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4926-2135)
- James L. Netterville (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7282-8769)
- Michael C. Topf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1022-4417)
- Sarah L. Rohde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4353-5745)
- Alexander Langerman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0866-463X)
- Alexander H. Gelbard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0078-1305)
- Kyle Mannion (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9391-1791)
- Wenda Ye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5851-5176)
- Lily Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8819-6165)
- Melanie D. Hicks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7162-3008)
- Eben Lloyd Rosenthal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0294-5203)
- Marina Aweeda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9360-9592)
- Xiaoke Feng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7770-5987)
Institutions
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- OTO Open
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/oto2.70105
- Primary Topic
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00