Exploratory analysis on the association of mental health disorders with in‐hospital postoperative complications and mortality in head and neck cancer surgery

Background The objective was to assess the association of mental health disorders with in‐hospital complication and mortality rates in patients undergoing head and neck cancer surgery. Methods In this exploratory retrospective study, the Nationwide Inpatient Sample was queried from 2003 to 2014 for all patients with a diagnosis of head and neck cancer who underwent surgery. Univariate cross‐tabulation, logistic regression, and propensity score...