Using the hospital frailty risk score to assess oesophago-gastric cancer patient outcomes: a retrospective cohort study.

Background: The inclusion of clinical frailty in the assessment of patients planned for major surgery has proven to be an independent predictor of outcome. Since approximately half of all patients in the UK diagnosed with oesophagogastric (OG) cancer are over 75 years of age, assessment of frailty may be important in selection for surgery.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective cohort study applied the Hospital Frailty Risk Score to data obtained from the NHS Secondary Uses Service electronic database for patients aged 75 years or older undergoing oesophagectomy and gastrectomy between April 2017 and March 2020.

The Hospital Frailty Risk Score and outcomes in head and neck cancer surgery.

Objective: This study aimed to assess if the Hospital Frailty Risk Score (HFRS) could predict outcomes for older people undergoing head and neck procedures.

Design: A retrospective cohort study of patients admitted between April 2008 and February 2020, undergoing head and neck procedures defined as major resections using procedural codes.

Setting: The analysis was performed using data from the NHS Secondary Uses Service (SUS) electronic database.