Table 3.
Carotid body tumor resection.
| Variable | |
|---|---|
| Operative time, min | 256 ± 160 |
| Estimated blood loss, mL | 150 (5–1200) |
| Transfusion requirementa | 5 (10%) |
| Carotid artery management | |
| Tumor resection alone | 38 (78%) |
| ECA ligation | 11 (22%) |
| ICA repair, any | 6 (12%) |
| Patch angioplasty | 3 (6%) |
| Interposition graft | 3 (6%) |
| Reverse saphenous vein | 2 (4%) |
| Dacron | 1 (2%) |
| Selective lymph node dissection | 38 (78%) |
| Surgical drain placement | 35 (71%) |
| Duration of surgical drain, days | 2.8 ± 2.3 |
ECA: external carotid artery; ICA: internal carotid artery.Categorical variable are presented as a number (n, %). Continuous variables are presented as a mean ± standard deviation or median (range).
a
Transfusion requirement for ⩾1 unit pRBC.