Optimizing classical risk scores to predict complications in head and neck surgery: a new approach.

Ana Sousa MenezesAntero FernandesJéssica Rocha RodriguesCarla SaloméFirmino MachadoLuís AntunesJoaquim Castro SilvaEurico MonteiroLúcio Lara Santos

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2020)

Despite the insufficient value of these risk calculators when analysed individually, we designed a risk tool combining them which better predicts the risk of serious complications.

Keyphrases

risk factors
minimally invasive
coronary artery disease
atrial fibrillation
percutaneous coronary intervention
surgical site infection