Table 4.
Open versus TORS Elective Partial Glossectomy for Anterior Tongue Neoplasm in 2010 to 2011
| Demographics | Mild-to-Moderate | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Conventional N=3915 | Robotic N=68 | P | |
| Mean Age (years) | 60.1 ± 14.4 | 59.6 ± 18.2 | 0.775 |
| Sex-Female | 44.8% | 27.9% | 0.006 |
| Hx EtOH | 1.7% | 7.2% | 0.007 |
| Hx Tobacco | 43.2% | 64.7% | <0.001 |
| HPV | 1.0% | 0 | 1.000 |
| Hx XRT | 4.0% | 13.2% | 0.002 |
| Hx Chemo | 1.6% | 7.2% | 0.006 |
| # Chronic Conditions | 3.9 ± 2.2 | 4.5 ± 2.1 | 0.044 |
| Severity 2 (Moderate) | 45.1% | 49.3% | 0.542 |
| Trach Status | 0.1% | 0 | 1.000 |
| Gastrostomy Status | 1.6% | 0 | 0.627 |
| Inpatient Data | |||
| Mean Length of Stay (days) | 4.0 ±3.3 | 4.8 ± 3.1 | 0.044 |
| Mean Total Charges ($) | 59,906 ± 51,609 | 71,478 ± 38,825 | 0.066 |
| Mean Total Cost ($) | 21,376 ± 17,154 | 22,111 ± 15,044 | 0.744 |
| # Diagnoses | 6.0 ± 3.6 | 7.5 ± 3.4 | 0.001 |
| # Procedures | 3.8 ± 2.5 | 4.2 ±1.8 | 0.151 |
| Trach Placed | 19.1% | 7.4% | 0.012 |
| Gastrostomy Placed | 5.1% | 14.5% | 0.003 |
| Discharge Home or Home Health | 96.1% | 100% | 0.113 |
| Complications | |||
| Died During Hospitalization | 0 | 0 | --- |
| Blood Transfusion During Stay | 2.6% | 0 | 0.419 |
| Respiratory Failure/Insuff/Arrest | 1.2% | 0 | 1.000 |
| Aspiration PNA | 0 | 0 | --- |
| Fistula | 0.1% | 0 | 1.000 |
| Periop Hemorrhage | 0.9% | 0 | 1.000 |
| Wound Breakdown | 1.7% | 0 | 0.629 |
| Reintubation | 0.7% | 7.2% | <0.001 |
| Dysphagia | 4.9% | 14.7% | 0.002 |