Contemporary Surgical Management of Severe Sialorrhea in Children

Table 3

Hospital stay and results in 16 children with severe sialorrhea treated surgically.

Hospital stay	1–4 (median 2) nights
Complications	Swelling of one submandibular gland	1
	Tongue swelling	1
	Readmission (not drinking) at 9 days	1
Final efficacy (percent improvement) (Figure 3)	50–75% (median 75%)