Utility of the Surgical Apgar Score in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

ABSTRACT: Objectives To recognize the utility of the surgical Apgar score (SAS) in a noncutaneous head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) population. Study Design Retrospective case series with chart review. Setting Academic tertiary medical center. Subjects and Methods Patients (n = 563) undergoing noncutaneous HNSCC resection between April 2012 and March 2015 were included. Demographics, medical history, intraoperative data, and postoperative hospital summaries were collected. SASs were calculated following the published schema. The primary outcome was 30-day postoperative morbidity. A 2-sample t test, analysis of variance, and χ² (or Fisher exact) test were used for statistical comparisons. A multivariable logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify independent predict

SUBMITTER: Prince AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6659718 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature