METHOD OF WOUND EDGES IMMOBILISATION APPLIED FOR PATIENTS WITH EXTENSIVE RESECTIONS OF MOUTH CAVITY, JAW, PHARYNX, LARYNX, AND PERFORMED RECONSTRUCTION

摘要

FIELD: medicine; surgery. ^ SUBSTANCE: invention can be applied for immobilisation of wound edges following extensive resections of mouth cavity, jaw, pharynx, larynx and performed reconstruction. Substance of invention implies that for the first 10 days after operation head is fixed to chest wall with two silk sutures-holders of such length to limit voluntary movement of head. ^ EFFECT: method enables to prevent suppurative complications during postoperative period due to adequate immobilisation of wound edges within first days. ^ 1 dwg, 1 ex