Utility of Combining Frailty and Comorbid Disease Indices to Better Predict Outcomes following Craniotomy for Pediatric Primary Brain Tumors
Our study showed that Frailty+ECI demonstrated a robust ability to predict hospital LOS and nonroutine discharge disposition in pediatric patients undergoing malignant brain tumor resection. These findings suggest that combining these indices may improve the prediction of postoperative outcomes in this population. While further studies are warranted, these findings can be used as a risk assessment index to coordinate care plans with the patient and their family after an operation.
Authors
- David Bonda
- Shane Shahrestani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7561-4590)
- Catherine M. Garcia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0801-3311)
- Moise Danielpour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8187-9234)
- Michelot Michel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9780-4587)
- Andre E. Boyke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7485-0644)
- Alan Nguyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6790-2568)
- Simon Menaker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8226-1022)
Institutions
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
- Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2025-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000548771
- Primary Topic
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00