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Table 2 Type of neck dissection and extent of surgery in NS and BES groups

From: Intraoperative Brief Electrical Stimulation of the Spinal Accessory Nerve (BEST SPIN) for prevention of shoulder dysfunction after oncologic neck dissection: a double-blinded, randomized controlled trial

Variable

Entire cohort

NS

BES

P-value

N

54

27

27

–

Level IIb only

27 (50.0%)

14 (25.9%)

13 (24.1%)

0.607

Level IIb + Level V

27 (50.0%)

14 (25.9%)

13 (24.1%)

Nodal yield

32.5

31.3

38.1

0.781

  1. NS no stimulation, BES brief electrical stimulation
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Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery

ISSN: 1916-0216

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