TABLE 5.
Complications, stratified by approach to parotidectomy (all tumor pathologies)
| Complication | Partial/superficial parotidectomy | Total parotidectomy | Revision parotidectomy | Other | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selective nerve branch sacrifice | 35 (5.9%) | 71 (26.6%) | 6 (12.5%) | 2 (15.4%) | <.0001 |
| Short‐term nerve weakness a | 20 (3.6%) | 25 (12.8%) | 8 (19.0%) | 0 (0%) | <.0001 |
| Long‐term nerve weakness a | 7 (1.2%) | 4 (2.0%) | 3 (7.1%) | 0 (0%) | .001 |
a
Calculated only for patients without intentional selective nerve branch sacrifice intraoperatively, N = 563 for partial parotidectomy, N = 196 for total parotidectomy, N = 42 for revision parotidectomy, N = 11 for other.
Bold denotes significant variables p < 0.05.