Impact of Frailty on Postoperative Outcomes in Extended Endonasal Skull Base Surgery for Suprasellar Pathologies.

Rijul S KshirsagarJacob G EideAnas QatananiJacob HarrisEric H AbelloKelsey M RomanMilind VasudevChristina JacksonJohn Y K LeeEdward C KuanJames N PalmerNithin D Adappa

Published in: Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (2023)

Despite the patient population being notably frail, we only identified an increased risk for 30-day readmission and observed no links with deteriorating surgical, medical, or mortality outcomes. This implies that conventional frailty metrics may not effectively align with EEA outcomes.

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