Critical Care Admissions following Total Laryngectomy: Is It Time to Change Our Practice?

Table 4

Variation of postoperative discharge destination across Head and Neck centres in Wales.

⁢Head and Neck centre in Wales		Postoperative level of care
Location	Hospital
Cardiff	University Hospital of Wales	Level 0; Level 2 (flap reconstruction/ASA 4)
Newport	Royal Gwent Hospital	Level 0; Level 2 (flap reconstruction)
Bridgend	Princess of Wales Hospital	Level 0 + one-to-one nursing care 24 hours; Level 2 (anaesthetic concerns)
Swansea	Singleton Hospital	Level 2 (24 hours)
Carmarthen	Glangwili General Hospital	Level 0 + one-to-one nursing care 24 hours
Rhyl	Glan Clwyd Hospital	Level 2 (24 hours)
Llantrisant	Royal Glamorgan Hospital	Level 2 (24 hours)