Table 2.

Postoperative outcomes, functional outcomes and follow-up period

Parameter	Patients (n = 21)	Patients < 65 years (n = 11)	Patients > 65 years (n = 10)	P value
Length of hospitalization
Median (days)	22	21	23	0.39*
Range (days)	16–43	16–38	16–43
Nasogastric feeding tube removal
Median (days)	19	19	18.5	0.85*
Range (days)	14–36	14–36	14–28
Decannulation
n (%)	20 (95.2)	11 (100)	9 (90)	0.47**
Decannulation time
Median (months)	8	8	10	0.12*
Range (months)	4–36	4–36	6–24
Total laryngectomy
n (%)	2 (9.5)	1 (9)	1 (10)	1**
Follow-up period
Median (months)	31	31	32	0.48*
Range (months)	10–72	10–72	11–72

Notes:

^*Mann-Whitney test;

^**Fisher’s Exact test.