Table 2.
Descriptions of patients’ characteristics, surgical procedures and postoperative complications.
| Frailty | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| G8 | 56 | 53.8 |
| FRAIL Scale | 42 | 40.4 |
| Existing medical conditions | ||
| Asthma | 2 | 1.9 |
| COPD | 10 | 9.6 |
| Cardiac arrhythmia | 22 | 21.2 |
| Hypertension | 62 | 59.6 |
| Heart insufficiency | 6 | 5.8 |
| Myocardial infarction in medical history | 2 | 1.9 |
| Coronary heart disease | 8 | 7.7 |
| Diabetes type 1 and 2 | 32 | 30.8 |
| Dementia | 1 | 0.96 |
| BMI | ||
| <19 | 6 | 5.8 |
| 19–21 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 21–23 | 6 | 5.8 |
| ≥23 | 88 | 84.6 |
| Diagnoses with indication for major surgery | ||
| HNSCC (larynx, pharynx, oral cavity, neck) | 36 | 34.6 |
| Benign lesions of the larynx | 13 | 12.5 |
| Benign lesions of the lymphatic nodes (neck) | 6 | 5.8 |
| Skin lesions/skin tumors (benign and malignant) | 5 | 4.8 |
| Subglottic/tracheal stenosis | 2 | 1.9 |
| Benign tumors or lesions of the salivary glands | 10 | 9.6 |
| Septum deviation, chronic sinusitis | 12 | 11.5 |
| Hearing loss, chronic mesotympanal/epitympanal otitis media | 11 | 10.6 |
| Benign lesions of the pharynx/oral cavity, chronic tonsillitis | 4 | 3.8 |
| Esophageal stenosis, Zenker’s diverticulum | 5 | 4.8 |
| Postoperative complications | ||
| Any | 37 | 35.6 |
| Mild (Clavien–Dindo ≤ 2) | 25 | 24.0 |
| Severe (Clavien–Dindo ≥ 3) | 12 | 11.5 |
| Grouped surgical procedures | n | Mean time (min) |
| Cancer surgery in HNSCC (pharynx, larynx, oral cavity, neck dissection) | 36 | 298.25 |
| Without reconstruction | 25 | 204.56 |
| With reconstruction (radial forearm flap, anterior lateral thigh flap, pectoralis major flap) | 11 | 511.18 |
| Septoplasty/FESS/pansinus surgery | 12 | 64.92 |
| Mikrolaryngoscopy for benign lesions with laser | 13 | 34.07 |
| Excision of skin lesions (benign and malignant) | 5 | 99.68 |
| Laryngotracheal reconstruction | 2 | 100.06 |
| Partial parotidectomy/submandibulectomy | 10 | 101.0 |
| Cochlear implant/tympanoplasty | 11 | 78.09 |
| Excision of lesion (benign) pharynx/oral cavity, tonsillectomy | 4 | 31.5 |
| Esophageal bougienage (three sessions), endoscopic laser diverticulotomy | 5 | 32.6 |
| Lymphatic node extirpation (neck) | 6 | 42.46 |
HNSCC: head and neck squamous cell carcinoma; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; BMI: body mass index, kg/m2.