Outcomes following head and neck cancer surgery among older adults as determined by an electronic geriatric assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Older adults with head and neck cancer have increased postoperative complications, longer hospital stays, and higher rates of mortality. Geriatric assessment (GA) provides a measure of overall health status and is preferable to using age alone for assessing fitness for surgery. We sought to determine whether a patient's frailty as determined by a novel electronic GA is associated with outcomes after head and neck cancer (HNC) surgery.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective review of 159 patients aged 75 and older referred to the Geriatrics Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for pre-operative evaluation prior to undergoing HNC surgery. All patients completed the electronic Rapid Fitness Assessment (eRFA) within 60 days prior to surgery. The accumulated ge

SUBMITTER: Raab G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8882127 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature