Risk of carotid blowout after reirradiation of the head and neck: a systematic review

Authors
Category Structured summary of systematic reviews
JournalDatabase of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)
Year 2012
CRD SUMMARY: The review concluded that carotid blowout is an infrequent but serious complication of re-irradiation for head and neck cancer and discussion of the risk should be undertaken for informed consent. Although there was potential bias in the review and no assessment of quality or clinical heterogeneity, the authors' cautious conclusions appear appropriate and are likely to be reliable.
Epistemonikos ID: 00ba77373e4f3dba83419e8f2ec2eb7c4fad8c5e
First added on: Oct 15, 2012