Table 2 Preoperative laboratory data and operative findings between patients with/without postoperative complications
Complications (+) (n = 7) | Complications (−) (n = 23) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 70.2 ± 10.1 | 63.5 ± 13.5 | 0.123 |
Gender | 0.896 | ||
Men | 5 | 17 | |
Women | 2 | 6 | |
Smoking | 1 | 4 | 0.746 |
BMI | 21.3 ± 3.8 | 21.6 ± 2.6 | 0.341 |
EF (%) | 62.8 ± 15.5 | 69.5 ± 5.5 | 0.149 |
VC (L) | 2.9 ± 0.9 | 3.2 ± 0.8 | 0.193 |
%VC | 97.2 ± 14.6 | 98.8 ± 26.0 | 0.206 |
FEV1.0 (L) | 2.0 ± 0.6 | 2.3 ± 0.7 | 0.150 |
FEV1.0% | 72.5 ± 6.7 | 75.9 ± 6.4 | 0.156 |
Hg (g/dL) | 13.0 ± 2.3 | 12.9 ± 1.7 | 0.404 |
CRP (mg/dL) | 0.6 ± 1.0 | 0.4 ± 0.7 | 0.414 |
PNI | 46.6 ± 5.8 | 47.3 ± 6.7 | 0.500 |
PreAlb (mg/dL) | 22.1 ± 3.2 | 22.5 ± 4.6 | 0.435 |
Tf (mg/dL) | 253.7 ± 54.7 | 226.6 ± 27.7 | 0.136 |
RBP (mg/dL) | 2.85 ± 0.5 | 2.90 ± 0.9 | 0.318 |
Diagnosis | |||
Malignant tumor | 7 | 22 | |
Benign tumor | 0 | 1 | |
Operative approach | |||
Radical neck dissection | 6 | 15 | |
Supraomohyoid Neck Dissection | 1 | 5 | |
Upper Neck Dissection | 1 | ||
Reconstruction method | |||
PMMC flap | 3 | 6 | |
Forearm flap | 3 | 6 | |
Latissimus dorsi flap | 6 | ||
DP flap | 3 | ||
Operative time (hr) | 14.2 ± 4.7 | 13.5 ± 2.7 | 0.490 |
Blood loss (mg) | 476.7 ± 336.6 | 405.7 ± 242.4 | 0.323 |
Postoperative complications | |||
Pneumonia | 6 | ||
MRSA bacteremia | 1 | ||
Length of hospital stay (days) | 65.0 ± 36.9 | 78.6 ± 46.2 | 0.221 |