Table 2.
A-B: Subgroup Analysis by Severity of Illness on Open versus TORS Elective Partial Pharyngectomies for Oropharyngeal Neoplasm in 2010 to 2011
| Demographics | A. Mild-to-Moderate | B. Major-to-Extreme | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conventional N=939 | Robotic N=523 | P | Conventional N=487 | Robotic N=118 | P | |
| Mean Age (years) | 58.9 ± 10.4 | 59.0 ± 10.1 | 0.805 | 60.3 ± 9.9 | 59.3 ± 11.4 | 0.339 |
| Sex-Female | 22.9% | 23.3% | 0.846 | 18.1% | 22.0% | 0.359 |
| Hx EtOH | 2.6% | 1.7% | 0.361 | 7.0% | 0 | 0.001 |
| Hx Tobacco | 46.8% | 47.2% | 0.870 | 52.7% | 43.2% | 0.081 |
| HPV | 2.7% | 1.9% | 0.476 | 4.3% | 4.2% | 1.000 |
| Hx XRT | 5.1% | 3.1% | 0.082 | 13.2% | 4.2% | 0.005 |
| Hx Chemo | 2.7% | 1.0% | 0.033 | 8.2% | 14.4% | 0.052 |
| # Chronic Conditions | 4.0 ± 2.0 | 3.9 ± 2.1 | 0.626 | 6.2 ±2.7 | 5.4 ± 2.0 | 0.004 |
| Severity 2 (Moderate) | 67.7% | 61.6% | 0.019 | 29.4% | 20.3% | 0.051 |
| Trach Status | 1.5% | 0 | 0.003 | 72.1% | 14.3% | <0.001 |
| Gastrostomy Status | 2.6% | 5.2% | 0.011 | 34.1% | 13.6% | <0.001 |
| Inpatient Data | ||||||
| Mean Length of Stay (days) | 5.2 ±3.4 | 3.7 ± 2.2 | <0.001 | 12.4 ± 10.9 | 7.6 ± 7.0 | <0.001 |
| Mean Total Charges ($) | 98,228 ± 84,889 | 67,317 ± 39,284 | <0.001 | 204,129 ± 170,540 | 131,737 ± 73,367 | <0.001 |
| Mean Total Cost ($) | 29,365 ± 23,042 | 20,706 ± 11,520 | <0.001 | 58,904 ± 43,747 | 44,800 ± 30,318 | 0.001 |
| # Diagnoses | 6.4 ± 3.0 | 6.1 ± 3.3 | 0.107 | 12.1 ± 4.9 | 11.1 ± 4.3 | <0.001 |
| # Procedures | 5.3 ±2.3 | 4.9 ± 1.5 | 0.001 | 8.2 ± 3.8 | 6.8 ± 3.1 | 0.022 |
| Trach Placed | 26.9% | 1.0% | <0.001 | 72.1% | 14.3% | <0.001 |
| Gastrostomy Placed | 11.6% | 1.7% | <0.001 | 34.1% | 13.6% | <0.001 |
| Discharged Home/Home Health | 93.6% | 99.0% | <0.001 | 71.8% | 78.8% | 0.133 |
| Complications | ||||||
| Died During Hospitalization | 0 | 0 | --- | 2.1% | 4.2% | 0.186 |
| Blood Transfusion During Stay | 3.1% | 0 | <0.001 | 18.7% | 21.2% | 0.602 |
| Respiratory Failure/Insuff/Arrest | 2.7% | 2.1% | 0.599 | 48.3% | 68.6% | <0.001 |
| Aspiration PNA | 0 | 0 | --- | 6.2% | 16.9% | 0.001 |
| Fistula | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.000 | 4.1% | 0 | 0.019 |
| Periop Hemorrhage | 2.8% | 3.1% | 0.746 | 4.3% | 8.5% | 0.099 |
| Wound Breakdown | 1.1% | 0 | 0.017 | 10.5% | 0 | <0.001 |
| Reintubation | 2.2% | 1.0% | 0.098 | 2.3% | 17.8% | <0.001 |
| Dysphagia | 8.0% | 19.5% | <0.001 | 24.7% | 35.3% | 0.021 |