Table 4.
Pathology, hospital course, complications, and follow-up.
| Variable | |
|---|---|
| Pathology | |
| Malignant | 1 (2%) |
| Positive margins | 20 (41%) |
| Positive lymph nodes | 1 (2%) |
| Hospital course | |
| Length of stay, days | 2.9 ± 2.5 |
| ICU length of stay, days | 1.5 ± 1.7 |
| Complications | |
| 30-day mortality | 0 (0) |
| Overall complication | 15 (31%) |
| Stroke | 2 (4%) |
| Hematoma | 2 (4%) |
| Surgical site infection | 1 (2%) |
| Cranial nerve injury | |
| CNI overall | 10 (20%) |
| Transient CNI | 5 (10%) |
| Permanent CNI | 5 (10%) |
| Distribution of CN injuries | |
| Recurrent laryngeal | 7 (14%) |
| Hypoglossal | 5 (10%) |
| Glossopharyngeal | 3 (6%) |
| Follow-up | |
| Duration of follow-up, months | 7.4 (0.1–100.8) |
| Recurrence | 0 (0%) |
CNI: cranial nerve injury.
Categorical variable are presented as a number (n, %). Continuous variables are presented as a mean ± standard deviation or median (range).