Table I.
Functional outcomes after TORS for supraglottic SCC.
| Author (year) | No. of cases | Length of hospital stay (days) | Tracheotomy | Time of decannulation (days) | Feeding tube | Time of removal (days) | PEG | Swallowing outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weinstein (2007) 14 | 3 | 5.3 | 0 (0%) | NA | 0 (0%) | NA | 0 | Return to swallowing 5.3 weeks after surgery |
| Ozer (2012) 16 | 13 | 3.9 | 1 (8%) | 17 | 1 (8%) | NA | 0 | All patients able to eat an oral diet 1 day after surgery |
| Mendelsohn (2012) 20 | 14 | 11 | 0 (0%) | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 4.5 days for safe swallowing of solids; 5.5 days for safe swallowing of thin liquids |
| Olsen (2013) 16 | 9 | NA | 7 (78%) | NA | 4 (45%) | NA | 0 | NA |
| Ansarin (2013) 17 | 10 | 13 | 9 (90%) | NA | 7 (70%) | 12 | 1 (10%) | NA |
| Oysu (2013) 25 | 3 | NA | NA | NA | 3 (100%) | 8.3 | 0 | NA |
| Park (2013) 12 | 16 | 18.6 | 16 (100%) | 9.2 | 16 (100%) | 8.3 | 0 | NA |
| Razafindranaly (2015) 18 | 84 | 15.1 | 20 (24%) | 8 | 64 (76%) | 8 | 8 (10%) | 20 patients (24%) able to eat an oral diet 1 day after surgery |
| Slama (2016) 26 | 22 | NA | NA | NA | 22 (100%) | NA | NA | NA |
| Karabulut (2018) 15 | 17 | 8.8 | 0 (0%) | NA | 17 (100%) | 7 | 0 | NA |
| Hans (2020) 27 | 75 | 6.8 | 6 (8%) | NA | 8 (11%) | NA | 0 | NA |
| NA: not available; PEG: percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy. | ||||||||