Prolonged inpatient stay after upfront total laryngectomy is associated with overall survival
Open Access
- 1 February 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology
- Vol. 6 (1), 94-102
- https://doi.org/10.1002/lio2.441
Abstract
Objectives: To investigate factors and complications associated with prolonged inpatient length of stay (LOS) in patients who receive total laryngectomy (TL), and to analyze its effect on short-term and long-term overall survival (OS). Methods: The National Cancer Database (NCDB) was queried from 2004 to 2016 for patients with laryngeal cancer, who received TL within 60 days of diagnosis, and who had an inpatient LOS >= 1 night. Multivariable binary logistic regression and survival analyses on propensity score matched cohorts with Kaplan-Meier analysis and extended Cox regression were utilized. Results: Eight thousand two hundred and ninety-eight patients from the NCDB were included. Median inpatient LOS was 8 days after TL (IQR: 7, 12). Prolonged LOS was defined as above the 75th percentile or 13 days or greater. On multivariable analysis, increasing patient age (OR 1.14 per 10 years, P = .003), female sex (OR 1.35, P < .001), and Charlson-Deyo comorbidity score of >= 2 compared to a score of 0 (OR 1.43, P < .001) were associated with prolonged LOS. Patients treated at high surgical case volume centers had a decreased likelihood for prolonged LOS (OR 0.67, P < .001). Ninety-day mortality increased over time in patients who stayed >= 13 days. Prolonged LOS was independently associated with worse OS on multivariable analysis (HR 1.40, 95% CI: 1.22, 1.61) in a matched cohort. Conclusions: Prolonged LOS after TL serves as a strong indicator for postoperative long-term mortality and may help identify patients who warrant closer surveillance.Keywords
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