Table II.
Functional outcomes after OPHL I.
| Author (year) | No. of cases | Length of hospital stay (days) | Rate of decannulation | Time of decannulation (days) | Time of removal of feeding tube (days) | PEG | Swallowing function outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bron (2000) 24 | 69 | 35 | 100% | 27 | 30 | 0 | NA |
| Bussi (2000) 28 | 44 | 30.5 | 97.7% | 91 | 16 | 0 | 93.2% of patients satisfactory deglutition |
| Karasalihoglu (2004) 29 | 68 | NA | 100% | 27.7 | 26.4 | 0 | 99% of patients were able to swallow |
| Lewin (2008) 30 | 27 | 7.7 | NA | 37 | 9.4 | NA | Supraglottic swallow manoeuvre was effective in 57% of patients |
| Nakayama (2007) 13 | 32 | 104 | 100% | 15 | NA | NA | 90% of patients achieved the ability to eat |
| Saito (2009) 21 | 24 | NA | 95.8% | 52 | 38 | NA | Mean postoperative time before the start of oral diet was 16.6 days |
| Goncalves (2010) 31 | 20 | 5 | 90% | 105 | 71 | 0 | NA |
| Webster (2011) 22 | 10 | NA | NA | NA | 82 | 0 | 0% of patients tolerated thin liquid within 3 weeks, 67% within 6 months, and 80% within 1 year |
| Park (2011) 12 | 116 | 43.2 | NA | 20 | 26.4 | 0 | NA |
| Topaloglu (2011) 32 | 30 | NA | 100% | 23.6 | 27.3 | 0 | Few patients with premature intra-deglutition spillage; on average satisfactory swallowing ability |
| Clayburgh (2012) 33 | 18 | 7.3 | 100% | 27.4 | 88 | 0 | 67% unrestricted diet |
| Karabulut (2018) 15 | 20 | 14.7 | 100% | 34.7 | 7 | 0 | NA |
| Mesolella (2020) 34 | 36 | NA | 98% | 23.4 | 21.8 | 0 | NA |
| Gokmen (2020) 19 | 31 | 25.7 | 74% | 44.7 | 36.6 | 9 (29%) | NA |
| NA: not available; PEG: percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy. | |||||||