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Table 3 Summary of the tracheostomy patients

From: The evaluation of a scoring system in airway management after oral cancer surgery

Patients

Age

ASA class

Primary pathology

Main operation

Neck dissection

Reconstruction

Tracheostomy Scorea

1

M/53

2

SCC alveolus (cT4N2bM0)

Segmental Resection

Lt. RND

FFF

5

2

F/69

2

SCC on tongue (cT4N1M0)

Subtotal Glossectomy

Rt. mRND

RFFF

6

3

M/49

2

SCC on mouth floor (cT2N2M0)

Segmental Resection

Rt. SOND

FFF

6

4

F/68

1

SCC on tongue (pT4N1M0)

Subtotal Glossectomy

Rt. SOND

RFFF

6

5

M/49

2

SCC on Ant. mouth floor area

Ant. Mn. resection

Both mRND

FFF

9

6

M/62

2

Osteosarcoma on Lt. Facial area (pT4N0M0)

Surgical Excision

-

-

4

7

M/48

1

SCC on Rt. Mx. area

Total maxillectomy

Both SOND

-

3

8

M/46

2

SCC alveolus

Marginal Resection

Rt. SOND

RFFF

3

  1. ASA American society of anesthesiologist, SCC squamous cell carcinoma, RFFF radial forearm free flap, FFF fibular free flap, Mn mandible, Mx maxilla, mRND modified radical neck dissection
  2. aScore from Cameron (2009) [6]