Frailty Assessed with FRAIL Scale and G8 Questionnaire Predicts Severe Postoperative Complications in Patients Receiving Major Head and Neck Surgery

Frailty Assessed with FRAIL Scale and G8 Questionnaire Predicts Severe Postoperative Complications in Patients Receiving Major Head and Neck Surgery

Introduction: Frailty represents a complex geriatric syndrome associated with elevated rates of postoperative complications as shown for several malignant entities, including head and neck cancer. A specific screening instrument to assess frailty in head and neck patients does not exist. Both the FR...

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Main Authors: Viktor Kunz, Gunnar Wichmann, Theresa Wald, Markus Pirlich, Veit Zebralla, Andreas Dietz, Susanne Wiegand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
head and neck surgery
frailty
G8 questionnaire
FRAIL Scale
postoperative complications
head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/16/4714

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