Postoperative Pneumonia in Major Head and Neck Cancer Surgery
In one of the population's largest data sets, anemia and COPD were the strongest contributing factors to developing PPNA for HNC patients. PPNA was the strongest predictor of increased length of stay and hospital charges in patients undergoing major HNC surgery. Surgical pathways should directly target decreasing PPNA rates to improve outcomes and lower costs.
Authors
- Ameya A. Asarkar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9028-8746)
- John Pang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4952-6711)
- Isabella Fabian
- Rema A. Kandula (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5707-0769)
- Iván Alvarez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2815-2666)
- Cherie‐Ann O. Nathan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7386-318X)
- Grant Borne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1743-5937)
- Liam Ordoyne
- Mark Knackstedt
Institutions
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Head & Neck
- Published
- 2025-04-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.28160
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Nosocomial Infections in ICU
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.55