Table III.
Complications and clinical outcomes of both groups of patients treated with TLM divided according to age.
| Variable | TLM elderly | % | TLM younger | % | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post-Surgical bleeding (Primary procedure) |
3 | 17.6 | 1 | 7.1 | 0.378 |
| Tracheostomy | 4 | 23.5 | 1 | 7.1 | 0.233 |
| Cervical abscess (Neck dissection) | 1 | 5.9 | 1 | 7.1 | 0.708 |
| Chondritis | 1 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0.548 |
| Aspiration pneumonia | 7 | 41.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.026 |
| Laryngeal stenosis | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14.3 | 0.406 |
| NGT | 15 | 88.2 | 10 | 71.4 | 0.235 |
| NGT mean duration | 7.53 ± 6.79 (Min:2/Max:27) |
3.64 ± 2.84 (Min:1/Max:9) |
0.080 | ||
| PEG | 4 | 23.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.076 |
| Dysphagia | 5 | 29.4 | 5 | 35.7 | 0.590 |
| Failed decannulation | 2 | 11.8 | 0 | 0.406 | |
| Mean time to decanulation | 45.8 ± 132 Days (Min:30/Max:540) |
14Days (Only 1 patient needs a traqueostomy) |
0.001 | ||
| Mean hospital stay | 17.41 ± 34.3 (Min:2/Max:149) |
8.21±3.55 (Min:4/Max:15) |
0.007 |