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Table 1 Included procedural categories

From: Rates and causes of 30-day readmission and emergency room utilization following head and neck surgery

Procedure Categories

Example

Major Head and Neck with No Flap

Laryngectomy without flap reconstruction

Major Head and Neck with Pedicled Flap

Oropharyngeal resection with pectoralis myocutaneous rotation flap reconstruction

Major Head and Neck with Free Flap

Excision of oropharynx with radial forearm free flap reconstruction

Open Airway

Tracheostomy

Limited Oral Cavity

Marginal mandibulectomy

Limited Neck

Branchial cleft cyst resection

Neck Dissection Only

Cervical lymph node dissection

Salivary Gland

Parotidectomy

Thyroid/Parathyroid

Total thyroidectomy