Table 3.
Total surgical time, number of days on an intensive care unit and total number of inpatients days depending on the type of rescue surgeries
| Type of primary site surgery | Count | Total surgical procedure time in minutesa | Days on intensive care unit | Total number of inpatient daysa | Patients with complications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND only | 35 | 177 (125–206) | N.a.b | 9 (6–13) | 9 |
| Laryngectomyc | 6 | 400 (276–574) | 2 (1–5) | 46 (36–85) | 5 |
| External approach with tissue transfer | 6 | 731 (526–1017) | 1 (1–3) | 49 (40–61) | 5 |
| Transnasal/transoral surgery | 5 | 133 (62–257) | N.a.b | 8 (6–24) | 2 |
aMedian (25. to 75. percentile)
bND only: 7/35; (20%) received one day of postoperative intensive care unit treatment transnasal/transoral surgery: 1/6 (17%) received one day of postoperative intensive care unit treatment
cFive patients with myofascial pectoralis major flap