Table 3.
Treatment Received | |||
---|---|---|---|
Laryngectomy and Adjuvant Radiotherapy | Radiotherapy | All Patients No. (%) | |
Dysphagia at Last Contact | |||
Not reported | 71 | 13 | 84 (38) |
Unknown or unspecified | 11 | 3 | 14 (6) |
Yes | 79 | 44 | 123 (56) |
PEG /DHT Tube Present | |||
at 6 Months | |||
No | 129 | 35 | 164 (74) |
Yes | 16 | 19 | 35 (16) |
Unspecified | 15 | 6 | 21 (10) |
at 12 Months | |||
No | 122 | 38 | 160 (72) |
Yes | 7 | 8 | 15 (7) |
Unspecified | 17 | 8 | 25 ( 11) |
at Last Contact | |||
No | 136 | 46 | 182 (82) |
Yes | 11 | 10 | 21 (10) |
Unspecified | 14 | 4 | 18 ( 8) |
Aspiration | |||
No | 125 | 34 | 159 (72) |
Yes | 12 | 14 | 26 (12) |
Unspecified | 24 | 12 | 36 (16) |
Tracheostomy Present | |||
at baseline | |||
No | 3 | 35 | 38 (17) |
Yes | 141 | 24 | 165 (75) |
Unspecified | 17 | 1 | 18 (8) |
at 6 Months | |||
No | 0 | 38 | 38 (17) |
Yes | 160 | 15 | 175 (79) |
Unspecified | 0 | 7 | 7 (3) |
at 12 Months | |||
No | 0 | 22 | 22 (10) |
Yes | 146 | 12 | 158 (71) |
Unspecified | 0 | 20 | 20 (9) |
at Last Contact | |||
No | 0 | 25 | 25 (11) |
Yes | 161 | 25 | 186 (84) |
Unspecified | 0 | 10 | 10 (5) |
Abbreviations: PEG, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy; DHT, dobhoff tube