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Table 2 Outcomes of oropharyngeal cancer patients treated with TORS vs mandibulotomy and radial forearm free flap reconstruction

From: Transoral robotic surgery with radial forearm free flap reconstruction: case control analysis

Outcome

TORS

Mandibulotomy

P

Operative time

15.0

15.5

0.77

LOHS (days)

14.4

19.7

0.03

Positive margins (%)

0

6.9

0.52

ICU stay (days)

1.9

2.0

0.76

Decannulation (days)

7.5

9.1

0.97

G-tube 1 month (%)a

16.6

13.7

0.68

G-tube 12 months (%)b

5.5

13.7

0.50

  1. ICU intensive care unit; LOHS length of hospital stay
  2. aG-tube dependency and readmissions to hospital reported for up to 30 days post-discharge
  3. b1 year g-tube rates not available for all given the study end date (July 2016) but is available to all patients who did receive a g-tube