Table 3.
Complications According to Different Clinical Variables
| Clinical Variables | Complications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persistent Stoma | Hemorrhage | Tracheal Stenosis | Wound Infection | P Value | |
| Type of surgery | |||||
| Low | 13 (4.0) | 19 (2.7) | 5 (0.7) | 4 (0.6) | |
| High | 26 (3.6) | 12 (3.7) | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | .468 |
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 24 (6.1) | 13 (3.3) | 2 (0.5) | 3 (0.8) | |
| Male | 23 (3.1) | 18 (2.4) | 4 (0.5) | 1 (0.1) | .013 |
| Site of surgery | |||||
| OR | 8 (3.7) | 8 (3.7) | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.5) | |
| ICU | 39 (4.2) | 23 (2.5) | 5 (0.5) | 3 (0.3) | .079 |
| Urgency of surgery | |||||
| Elective | 46 (4.2) | 30 (2.7) | 6 (0.6) | 4 (0.4) | |
| Urgent | 1 (2.2) | 1 (2.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | .760 |
| Experience of surgeon | |||||
| Resident | 25 (4.3) | 13 (2.3) | 2 (0.3) | 1 (0.2) | |
| Consultant | 22 (3.9) | 18 (3.2) | 4 (0.7) | 3 (0.5) | .154 |
| Indication for tracheostomy | |||||
| Cardiorespiratory problems | 29 (4.2) | 18 (2.6) | 3 (0.4) | 1 (0.2) | |
| Malignant disease | 8 (3.7) | 8 (3.7) | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.5) | |
| Neurologic impairment | 8 (5.7) | 4 (2.9) | 2 (1.4) | 1 (0.7) | |
| Burn injury | 2 (2.3) | 1 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.1) | .246 |
| Total, 88 (7.7) | 47 (4.1) | 31 (2.7) | 6 (0.5) | 4 (0.3) | |
Data are indicated as absolute numbers and percentage within parentheses. χ2 test has been used for statistical analysis.
ICU = intensive care unit; OR = operating room.