Is Frailty Associated With Worse Outcomes After Head and Neck Surgery? A Narrative Review.

Terence S FuMichael SklarMarc CohenJohn R de AlmeidaAnna M SawkaShabbir M H AlibhaiDavid Paul Goldstein

Published in: The Laryngoscope (2019)

The current literature demonstrates the utility of frailty as a predictor of perioperative mortality and morbidity. Further research is needed to develop frailty screening measures in order to risk-stratify patients and optimize modifiable factors preoperatively. Laryngoscope, 130:1436-1442, 2020.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
community dwelling
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
minimally invasive
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
patients undergoing
coronary artery bypass
patient reported outcomes
coronary artery disease
atrial fibrillation
percutaneous coronary intervention
surgical site infection