Predictive value of the Groningen Frailty Indicator for treatment outcomes in elderly patients after head and neck, or skin cancer surgery in a retrospective cohort

Objectives Careful selection of patients eligible for extensive head and neck cancer surgery is extremely important. A reliable predictor for postoperative outcomes in the vulnerable elderly population is not yet available. The concept of frailty describes a clinical state of increased vulnerability...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical otolaryngology 2015-10, Vol.40 (5), p.474-482
Hauptverfasser:	Bras, L., Peters, T.T.A., Wedman, J., Plaat, B.E.C., Witjes, M.J.H., van Leeuwen, B.L., van der Laan, B.F.A.M., Halmos, G.B.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Analysis of Variance Female Frail Elderly Head and Neck Neoplasms - mortality Head and Neck Neoplasms - surgery Humans Kaplan-Meier Estimate Male Neoplasm Staging Postoperative Complications Prognosis Retrospective Studies Skin Neoplasms - mortality Skin Neoplasms - surgery Treatment Outcome
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