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Title
Effect of weight loss on short-term outcomes and costs of care after head and neck cancer surgery.
Authors
Gourin, Christine G; Couch, Marion E; Johnson, Jonas T
Abstract
Patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) frequently present with weight loss secondary to dysphagia and malnutrition. We sought to determine the relationship between weight loss and in-hospital mortality, complications, length of hospitalization, and costs in HNC surgery.
Publication
The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology, 2014, Vol 123, Issue 2, p101