Above and Beyond Age: Prediction of Major Postoperative Adverse Events in Head and Neck Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Major postoperative adverse events (MPAEs) following head and neck surgery are not infrequent and lead to significant morbidity. The objective of this study was to ascertain which factors are most predictive of MPAEs in patients undergoing head and neck surgery.

Methods

A cohort study was carried out based on data from patients registered in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) from 2006 to 2018. All patients undergoing non-ambulatory head and neck surgery based on Current Procedural Terminology codes were included. Perioperative factors were evaluated to predict MPAEs within 30-days of surgery. Age was classified as both a continuous and categorical variable. Retained factors were classified by attributable fraction and C-statistic. Multivaria

SUBMITTER: Mascarella MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9203666 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature