Association of Modified Frailty Index Score With Perioperative Risk for Patients Undergoing Total Laryngectomy.

Importance: Objective preoperative risk assessment tools, such as the Modified Frailty Index (mFI), may inform patient and physician decision making when considering total laryngectomy. Estimation of outcomes may help to set realistic expectations about recovery and outcomes and facilitate optimal resource management.

Objective: To evaluate the association between the mFI score as a measure of frailty and outcomes following total laryngectomy.