Table 1 Demographics and Patient Characteristics
| Â | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
 < 50 | 2772 | 25.3 |
 51–60 | 2389 | 21.6 |
 61–70 | 2920 | 26.6 |
 71–80 | 1977 | 18.0 |
 > 80 | 902 | 8.2 |
Sex | ||
 Male | 5862 | 53.0 |
 Female | 5195 | 47.0 |
Race | ||
 White | 7784 | 70.4 |
 Black | 713 | 6.4 |
 Other | 703 | 6.4 |
 Unknown | 1857 | 16.8 |
Surgical Indication | ||
 Malignant tumor | 3288 | 29.7 |
 Benign tumor | 4995 | 45.2 |
 Tumor Not Otherwise Specified | 1433 | 13.0 |
 Other disease of parotid | 977 | 8.8 |
 Other/unknown | 364 | 3.3 |
Comorbidities | ||
 Bleeding disorder | 248 | 2.2 |
 Diabetes | 1707 | 15.4 |
 On dialysis | 39 | 0.4 |
 Disseminated cancer | 364 | 3.3 |
 Dyspnea | 536 | 4.8 |
 Dependent functional status | 129 | 1.2 |
 Congestive Heart Failure | 29 | 0.3 |
 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 518 | 4.7 |
 Hypertension | 5019 | 45.4 |
 Obesity (BMI > 30) | 3857 | 39.7 |
 Smoker | 2602 | 23.5 |
 Corticosteroids | 363 | 3.3 |
 Wound infection | 155 | 1.4 |
 Weight loss | 68 | 0.6 |
ASA class | ||
 1 (No disturbance) | 990 | 9.0 |
 2 (Mild disturbance) | 5355 | 48.5 |
 3 (Severe disturbance) | 4395 | 39.8 |
 4 (Life threatening) | 307 | 2.8 |