Stuart Clark (PMFA)

Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon

Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK.

JOURNAL REVIEWED: International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Latest Contribution

When to treat a fractured mandible?

1 October 2018 | | Head and Neck | assault, delay, fracture, mandible, surgery, timing, trauma

This is a prospective study from Brisbane of 215 patients with a total of 359 fractures of the mandible. Nine outcome variables were analysed with a further 19 included to adjust for potential confounding. Treatment delay was found not to...

Delirium post-op

1 October 2018 | | Head and Neck | delirium, free flap reconstruction, oral cancer, risk factors

This is a retrospective study from Japan analysing 102 patients who underwent oral cancer resection and free flap reconstruction. Postoperative delirium occurred in a third of these patients. An increased risk was identified in those with high preoperative albumin, postoperative...

Tranexamic acid and blood loss in bimaxillary surgery

1 September 2018 | | blood loss in bimaxillary surgery, orthognathic surgery, tranexamic acid

This is a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial from Thailand to clarify the most effective dose of Tranexamic acid in reducing blood loss during a bimaxillary osteotomy. They confirmed that the dose of 10mg per kg is the most efficacious and...