TABLE III.

Comparison of Clinical Variables in Patients with Complications from TCF Repair vs. Those with No Complications^†

	No Complication(s) (n = 86)	Complication(s) (n = 22)	p Value
Comorbidities
Pulmonary Disease	51 (59.3 %)	12 (57.1 %)	0.686
Neurologic Disease	33 (38.4 %)	10 (45.5 %)	0.545
Prematurity	29 (33.7 %)	8 (36.4 %)	0.816
Cardiac Disease	18 (20.9 %)	7 (31.8 %)	0.280
Craniofacial Syndrome	18 (20.9 %)	3 (13.6 %)	0.331
Obstructive Sleep Apnea	13 (15.1 %)	4 (18.2 %)	0.472
Central Apnea	8 (9.3 %)	1 (4.6 %)	0.416
Morbid Obesity	3 (3.5 %)	0 (0 %)	0.501
Tracheotomy Technique‡			0.021
Normal	80 (93.0 %)	16 (72.7 %)
Permanent/Fenestrated	5 (5.8 %)	4 (18.2 %)
Duration of Trach Cannulation (months)	40.9 (± 31.0)	38.4 (± 24.4)	0.349
Trach Inner Diameter (ID) at Decannulation (cm)	3.8 (± 0.65)	3.9 (± 0.63)	0.616
Decannulation to TCF Repair Interval (Months)	12.1 (± 18.3)	9.8 (± 13.6)	0.533
Post-Operative Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) Use	6 (7.0 %)	6 (27.3 %)	0.015

^†Data presented as n (%) or mean (SD)

^‡Tracheotomy technique was unknown/undocumented in 1 patient with no complications and 2 with complications from TCF repair