Table 2 Information related to the airway management for each group
From: The evaluation of a scoring system in airway management after oral cancer surgery
Type of airway management | No. of patients | No. of patients more than 5 points | Duration (days, range) | Tracheostomy score (mean ± SD) | Hospital Stay (days, mean ± SD, range) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Immediate Extubation | 51 (49.0 %) | 6 (11.8 %)a | - | 2.1 ± 2.0 | 16.6 ± 9.2 (4–46) |
Overnight intubation | 45 (43.3 %) | 11 (24.4 %) | 1.24 ± 0.67 (1–4) | 2.2 ± 2.2 | 24.5 ± 10.1 (9–56) |
Tracheostomy | 8 (7.7 %) | 5 (62.5 %)a | 12 ± 8.2 (6–30) | 5.4 ± 2.1 | 31.4 ± 16.9 (11–57) |
Total | 104(100 %) | 22(21.2 %) |