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Association of comorbidity score with perioperative outcomes following transoral robotic surgery: National analysis
Neha Wadhavkar1, Jeffrey B Jorgensen2, Craig A Bollig3
1Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.
Background:
The association of comorbidities with perioperative outcomes after transoral robotic surgery (TORS) is not well-defined in the literature.
Methods:
Using the National Cancer Database, 4004 patients with T1-T2 oropharyngeal cancer between 2010 and 2017 were stratified based on their Charlson-Deyo Comorbidity Class (CDCC). Thirty-day unplanned readmissions, 30-day mortality, and 90-day mortality were compared using chi-square test and logistic regression. Hospital length of stay (LOS) was compared using the Kruskal-Wallis test.
Results:
LOS was greater for patients with CDCC 2 or 3 compared to CDCC 0 or 1 (p < 0.001). Increasing age and CDCC ≥3 were associated with 30-day mortality (CDCC ≥3: odds ratio [OR] 5.55, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.59-19.45). CDCC ≥3 (OR 2.61, 95%CI 1.09-6.27) was significantly associated with 30-day readmissions.
Conclusion:
This national analysis demonstrates greater rates of unplanned 30-day readmissions, longer hospitalizations, and increased 30- and 90-day mortality after TORS in patients with CDCC ≥3.
