Research Article
Critical Care Admissions following Total Laryngectomy: Is It Time to Change Our Practice?
Table 3
Complications postoperatively divided into the first 24 hours, 1–7 days, and 8–30 days.
| | Complication | Time after surgery | | | <24 hours | | 1–7 days | | 8–30 days | | | | % | P-POSSUM average | Average time spent in HDU | | | % | P-POSSUM average | Average time spent in HDU | | | % | P-POSSUM average | Average time spent in HDU |
| | Overall complications | | 6 | 27 | 4.7 | 21:40 | | 3 | 14 | 2.9 | 14:00 | | 14 | 59 | 5.8 | 17:15 | | Surgical site complication | | — | — | — | — | | 1 | 4 | 2.6 | 14:20 | | 1 | 4 | 0.8 | 22 | | Superficial infection | | — | — | — | — | | — | — | — | — | | 2 | 8 | 2 | 15:20 | | Wound dehiscence | | — | — | — | — | | — | — | — | — | | 3 | 12 | 13.1 | 19:07 | | Bleeding | | 1 | 4 | 2.5 | 22:00 | | — | — | — | — | | 2 | 8 | 5 | 19:05 | | Myocardial infarction | | — | — | — | — | | — | — | — | — | | 1 | 4 | 7.1 | 12:00 | | Pneumonia | | 2 | 8 | 9.2 | 23:45 | | 1 | 4 | 3.1 | 16:15 | | — | — | — | — | | Fluid overload | | 1 | 4 | 2.8 | 20:10 | | — | — | — | — | | — | — | — | — | | Renal failure | | — | — | — | — | | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11:30 | | — | — | — | — | | Return to theatre | | 1 | 4 | 2.5 | 22:00 | | — | — | — | — | | 2 | 8 | 5.5 | 23:20 | | Mechanical ventilation after surgery | | 1 | 4 | 1.7 | 18:00 | | — | — | — | — | | — | — | — | — | | ARDS | | — | — | — | — | | — | — | — | — | | 1 | 4 | 7.1 | 12:00 | | Cardiac arrest | | — | — | — | — | | — | — | — | — | | 1 | 4 | 7.1 | 12.00 | | Death | | — | — | — | — | | — | — | — | — | | 1 | 4 | 7.1 | 12:00 |
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