Table 1.
Patient characteristics and measured laryngeal procedures
| Cold instruments | Microdebrider | CO2 laser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients (n)a | 10 | 4 | 8 |
| Females (%) | 30 | 25 | 38 |
| Age, median (range) | 66.5 (24‒75) | 52 (47‒56) | 54.5 (47‒72) |
| BMI kg/m2, mean ± SD (range) | 27.8 ± 6.55 (21.5‒44.9) | 29.0 ± 9.14 (22.5‒42.3) | 30.0 ± 8.67 (22.5‒44.9) |
| Number of measured procedure periods | 18 | 7 | 36 |
| Procedure done/diagnosis (ICD-code) |
Endoscopic excision of laryngeal papillomatosis/laryngeal papillomatosis (D14.1&B97.7) n = 4 Cordotomy of glottal epidermoid carcinoma/glottal epidermoid carcinoma (C32.0) n = 1 Endoscopy and biopsy of larynx/other vocal cord disease (J38.3) n = 1 Endoscopic excision of lesion of larynx/chronic laryngitis the larynx and polyp on vocal cords (j37.0, J38.1) n = 1 Endoscopy and biopsy of larynx/chronic malignant tumor of the glottis (C32.0&) n = 1 Endoscopic excision of lesion of larynx/chronic laryngitis (J37.0) n = 1 Endoscopic excision of lesion of larynx/tumor of uncertain or unknown nature (D38.0&) of the larynx n = 1 |
Endoscopic excision of laryngeal papillomatosis/benign tumor of the larynx and laryngeal papillomatosis (D14.1&B97.7) n = 4 |
Endoscopic excision of laryngeal papillomatosis/laryngeal papillomatosis (D14.1&B97.7) n = 4 Cordotomy of glottal epidermoid carcinoma/glottal epidermoid carcinoma (C32.0) n = 1 Endoscopic excision of lesion of larynx/chronic laryngitis Endoscopic excision of vocal fold polyp (J38.1) n = 1 Endoscopic excision of lesion of larynx/chronic laryngitis the larynx and polyp on vocal cords (j37.0, J38.1) n = 1 |
aSome operations included more than one instrument type (total n = 13)