Table 1 General patients demographic data

Number of patients

57

60

Age (years)

60.26

(57.49; 63.03) 95% CI

60.68

(56.88; 64.49) 95% CI

0.859³

Male:Female

2.2:1

1.6:1

0.444

0.837^b

 None

24.6

19.2

 Metabolic

28.1

32.7

 Cardio-vascular

38.6

36.5

 Respiratory

3.5

7.7

 Miscellaneous

5.3

3.8

Flap(s) performed (%)

71.9

60.0

0.174^a

 Radial forearm

74.4

88.2

 Anterolateral thigh

2.3

2.9

 Pectoralis major

4.7

2.9

 Fibula osteocutaneous

11.6

2.9

 Other

2.3

2.9

Complication rate (%)

50.9

42.2

0.488^a

0.761^b

 Metabolic

17.2

13.0

 Cardio-respiratory

17.2

26.1

 Infectious

24.1

13.0

 Flap problems

37.9

39.1

 Miscellaneous

3.4

8.7

Neck dissection (%)

80.7

76.7

0.595^a

Tracheotomy performed (%)

40.43

35.8

0.627^a

Feeding tube (%)

73.0

67.3

0.567^a

Feeding tube duration (days)

14.46

(10.45; 18.47) 95% CI

10.89

(9.24; 12.53) 95% CI

0.0862^c

0.714^a

 1

14.0

19.2

 2

56.1

55.8

 3

29.8

25.0

Surgery duration for all patients (minutes)

475.1

(411.5; 538.8) 95% CI

380.1

(326.7; 433.5) 95% CI

0.025^c

Surgery duration when no flap performed (minutes)

n = 16 patients

197.4

(105.65; 289.1) 95% CI

n = 21 patients

167.3

(113.2; 221.5) 95% CI

0.533^c

Surgery duration for patients with flap

n = 40 patients

588.8

(537.1; 640.4) 95% CI

n = 31 patients

498.1

(455.9; 540.3) 95% CI

0.010^c