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The purpose of this study was to quantify the predictive value of frailty index on 30-day Clavien class IV (requiring critical care support) and class V (30-day mortality) complications after gynecologic cancer surgery.Patients included in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) 2008–2011 had a final diagnosis of gynecologic malignancy. Modified frailty index (mFI) was calculated...
Preoperative steroid use has been associated with increased postoperative complications. We sought to establish these risks using data from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP).NSQIP public use files from 2005 to 2008 were analyzed for preoperative steroid use and postoperative adverse events.Of 635,265 patients identified, 20,434 (3.2%) used steroids preoperatively. Superficial...
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