TABLE 5.
Study | Use of free flaps | Tracheostomy dependence | PEG tube dependence | No. (%) postop radiation | No. (%) postop chemoradiation | TLM alone (%) without adjuvant therapy |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rich70 | Yes* | Not reported | Not reported | 55/118 (46.6%) | 48/118 (40.7%) | 15/118 (12.7%) |
Grant6 | No | 1 (2%) | 5 (8%) | 28/59 (47%) | 0 | 31/59 (53%) |
Abbreviations: PEG tube, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube; TLM, transoral laser microsurgery.
2 patients.