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Table 2 Intergroup KPI comparisons

From: The impact of a quality management program for patients undergoing head and neck resection with free-flap reconstruction: longitudinal study examining sustainability

Characteristic

Baseline (n = 61)

Early pathway (n = 55)

Current pathway (n = 333)

*p-value

Time to Mobilization (mean days (sd))

4.7 (3.8)

2.5 (0.85)

2.4 (2.8)

0.001

Time to Decannulation (mean days (sd))

13.8 (9.4)

8.2 (3.1)

8.6 (5.2)

0.001

Length of Stay (mean days (sd))

21.6 (17.1)

14.2 (7.1)

14 (11.6)

0.001

  1. *ANOVA comparison to baseline. There were no differences between early and current pathway
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Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery

ISSN: 1916-0216

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