Table 3.
Summary of the tracheostomy patients
| Patients | Age | ASA class | Primary pathology | Main operation | Neck dissection | Reconstruction | Tracheostomy Scorea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M/53 | 2 | SCC alveolus (cT4N2bM0) | Segmental Resection | Lt. RND | FFF | 5 |
| 2 | F/69 | 2 | SCC on tongue (cT4N1M0) | Subtotal Glossectomy | Rt. mRND | RFFF | 6 |
| 3 | M/49 | 2 | SCC on mouth floor (cT2N2M0) | Segmental Resection | Rt. SOND | FFF | 6 |
| 4 | F/68 | 1 | SCC on tongue (pT4N1M0) | Subtotal Glossectomy | Rt. SOND | RFFF | 6 |
| 5 | M/49 | 2 | SCC on Ant. mouth floor area | Ant. Mn. resection | Both mRND | FFF | 9 |
| 6 | M/62 | 2 | Osteosarcoma on Lt. Facial area (pT4N0M0) | Surgical Excision | - | - | 4 |
| 7 | M/48 | 1 | SCC on Rt. Mx. area | Total maxillectomy | Both SOND | - | 3 |
| 8 | M/46 | 2 | SCC alveolus | Marginal Resection | Rt. SOND | RFFF | 3 |
ASA American society of anesthesiologist, SCC squamous cell carcinoma, RFFF radial forearm free flap, FFF fibular free flap, Mn mandible, Mx maxilla, mRND modified radical neck dissection
aScore from Cameron (2009) [6]