Association of Age and Frailty With 30‐Day Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Oral Cavity Cancer Surgery
Boyi T, Williams L, Kafle S, Roche A, Judson B. Association of Age and Frailty With 30‐Day Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Oral Cavity Cancer Surgery. Otolaryngology 2023, 169: 1523-1532. PMID: 37595108, DOI: 10.1002/ohn.476.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Quality Improvement Program databaseFrailty index scoreAdverse eventsSurgeons National Quality Improvement Program databaseIndex scoreOral cavity cancer surgeryQuality Improvement Program databaseRetrospective cross-sectional analysisHigher mFI scoresPostoperative adverse eventsImprovement Program databaseChronic obstructive diseaseCongestive heart failureFree flap reconstructionAssociation of ageImpact of ageCross-sectional analysisMore comorbiditiesOSCC resectionAnesthesiologists classificationPerioperative outcomesComposite resectionNeck dissectionHeart failureMFI score