Table II.
Characteristics and Outcomes by Treatment
| Surgical (N=12) |
Stent (N=11) |
Embolization (N=14) |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (y), mean ± SD | 55.63±15.25 | 63.30±10.30 | 61.36±7.74 | 0.3 |
| Male Sex | 8 (73%) | 5 (50%) | 13 (93%) | 0.07 |
| Chemoradiation | 9 (82%) | 4 (36%) | 11 (79%) | 0.05 |
| Prior Neck Dissection | 7 (58%) | 4 (36%) | 5 (36%) | 0.5 |
| Prior Flap Coverage | 4 (34%) | 2 (18%) | 1 (7%) | 0.4 |
| Prior Wound Saliva Exposure | 2 (17%) | 1 (9%) | 1 (7%) | 0.8 |
| Prior Wound Packing | 3 (25%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (14%) | 0.3 |
| Blowout Time (d), median (IQR) |
201.5 (53, 374) |
1402.5 (459, 2387) |
989 (861, 1682) |
0.01 |
| Blowout Characteristics | ||||
| Bleed Type | 0.00 2 |
|||
| Threatened | 1 (8%) | 2 (18%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Impending | 0 (0%) | 1 (9%) | 8 (57%) | |
| Acute Hemorrhage | 11 (92%) | 8 (73%) | 6 (43%) | |
| Blowout Site | 0.00 2 |
|||
| Common Carotid | 8 (67%) | 8 (73%) | 3 (21%) | |
| Internal Carotid | 1 (8%) | 3 (27%) | 3 (21%) | |
| External Carotid | 3 (25%) | 0 (0%) | 8 (57%) | |
| Outcomes | ||||
| Perioperative Stroke | 1 (8%) | 1 (9%) | 2 (14%) | 1.0 |
| Perioperative Death | 1 (8%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (14%) | 0.8 |
| Rebleeding | 5 (41.7%) | 3 (27.3%) | 3 (21.4%) | 0.6 |