Penetrating Neck Trauma in a Level II Trauma Hospital, Saudi Arabia

Table 3

Type of surgery and postoperative complications in the studied patients.

Complications	Group I (living 𝑛=43)	Group II (died 𝑛=6)	Total (𝑛=49)
Type of surgery (%)
Arterial ligature	4 (9.3)	1 (16.7)	5 (10.2)
Vein ligature	10 (23.3)	0	10 (20.4)
Larynx and tracheal suture	2 (4.7)	1 (16.7)	3 (6.1)
Pharynx and esophagus suture	1 (2.3)	1 (16.7)	2 (4.1)
FB removal	3 (7)	0	3 (6.1)
Wound sepsis (%)	4 (9.3)	0	4 (8.1)
Hoarseness (%)	2 (4.7)	0	2 (4.1)
Arteriovenous fistula	0	0	0