Why the study?
What is the incidence of medical morbidity, mortality, and factors influencing length of stay in patients undergoing head and neck surgery?
Population
330,629 inpatient admissions for patients undergoing head and neck surgery as the primary procedure
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
Inpatient stay
Authors
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Complications after head and neck surgery prolong LOS fourfold; Level 4 data leave open prospective trials on prevention.
What is the incidence of medical morbidity, mortality, and factors influencing length of stay in patients undergoing head and neck surgery?
Medical morbidity and mortality in head and neck surgery are low, though complications significantly increase length of stay.
Lin et al. (2011) studied this question.
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