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Table 3 Postoperative complication factors

From: Retrospective analysis on prognosis of oral cancer patients according to surgical approaches for effective cancer ablation: swing approach versus visor approach

 

Swing approach (n = 16)

Visor approach (n = 13)

P-value*

Aesthetic dissatisfaction

O

2 (12.5%)

1 (7.7%)

1.0000

X

14 (87.5%)

12 (92.3%)

Functional dissatisfaction

Speech

O

2 (12.5%)

1 (7.7%)

1.0000

X

14 (87.5%)

12 (92.3%)

Mastication

O

5 (31.2%)

2 (15.4%)

0.4100

X

11 (68.8%)

11 (84.6%)

Swallowing

O

2 (12.5%)

1 (7.7%)

1.0000

X

14 (87.5%)

12 (92.3%)

Wound infection

O

4 (25.0%)

1 (7.7%)

0.3432

X

12 (75.0%)

12 (92.3%)

  1. P-value*: by Fisher’s exact t-test