Table 1.
Characteristics and analysis results for each patient
| Case No. | Ope– type |
Ope– Age (years) |
Sex | Scoliosis | Postoperative complications | Postoperative CT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granuloma formation |
Extra Management related to tracheostomy tube | TB length (mm) |
Relation of tube tip to brachiocephalic. A |
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| 1 | LTS | 1 | F | – | – | 2 gauze | 38 | A |
| 2 | LTS | 3 | M | – | – | – | 42 | A |
| 3 | LTS | 3 | M | – | – | – | – | X |
| 4 | LTS | 4 | F | – | – | 3 gauze | 26 | A |
| 5 | LTS | 7 | M | – | – | – | 25 | I |
| 6 | LTS | 7 | M | – | – | 2 gauze | 46 | S |
| 7 | LTS | 7 | M | – | + | – | – | A |
| 8 | LTS | 11 | M | + | + |
2 gauze/ Custom–made |
30 | I |
| 9 | LTS | 14 | F | – | – | – | 25 | S |
| 10 | LTS | 17 | F | – | + | 3 gauze | 25 | A |
| 11 | LTS | 17 | F | – | + | 3 gauze | – | X |
| 12 | LTS | 25 | F | – | – | Length–adjustable | 35 | S |
| 13 | GC | 2 | M | – | – | – | 26 | I |
| 14 | GC | 2 | M | – | – | – | – | X |
| 15 | GC | 5 | F | + | – | – | 36 | A |
| 16 | GC | 10 | F | – | – | – | – | X |
| 17 | GC | 11 | F | – | – | – | 33 | A |
| 18 | GC | 11 | M | – | – | – | 41 | A |
| 19 | GC | 14 | F | + | – | 2 gauze | 22 | A |
| 20 | GC | 14 | M | – | – | – | 37 | A |
| 21 | GC | 16 | F | + | – | – | 54 | S |
| 22 | GC | 20 | F | + | – | – | 46 | S |
| 23 | GC | 20 | M | + | – | Length–adjustable | 36 | S |
| 24 | GC | 26 | M | + | – | – | – | X |
| 25 | GC | 30 | F | + | – | – | 50 | S |
| 26 | GC | 31 | F | + | + |
2 gauze/ Length–adjustable |
44 | A |
| 27 | GC | 33 | F | + | – | 2 gauze | 65 | S |
LTS laryngotracheal separation, GC glottic closure, S Tracheostomy tube tip is superior to the brachiocephalic artery, A Tracheostomy tube tip is adjacent to the brachiocephalic artery, I Tracheostomy tube tip is inferior to the brachiocephalic artery, X CT data are missing