Postoperative infection predicts poor survival in locoregionally advanced oral cancer.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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Abstract
We ascertain the association of postoperative infection on survival in patients with locoregionally advanced oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC). A retrospective study of patients with stage III/IVA OCSCC undergoing curative-intent surgery was performed. Postoperative infection was considered within 30 days after surgery. Kaplan-Meier survival curves were used to compare overall survival (OS) in patients with postoperative infection. Cox regression and propensity-score matching were used to adjust for confounders. Fifty-four of 114 patients had a postoperative infection. The 5-year OS in patients with a postoperative infection (24.1%) was lower than those without (65.2%; P < .0001). Postoperative infection was a negative predictor of OS after adjusting for patient, antibiotic, pathologic, and operative factors; the adjusted hazard ratio for OS was 2.54 (95% confidence interval, 1.27-5.09). Postoperative infection is a strong negative predictor of OS in patients with OCSCC undergoing ablative surgery.
Medical subject headings
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Cause of Death
- Mouth Neoplasms
- Oral Surgical Procedures
- Postoperative Complications