The Changing Landscape of Total Laryngectomy Surgery
- 16 December 2013
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery
- Vol. 150 (3), 413-418
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599813514515
Abstract
To determine if the number of total laryngectomies (TL) performed in California has changed over a 15-year period from 1996 to 2010. We also sought to investigate if the location of surgery, length of stay, use of rotational/free flaps, cost, and complications changed over this period. Cross-sectional. California Hospital Inpatient Discharge Data sets. All patient records enlisting International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification procedural codes for total/radical laryngectomy were extracted from 1996 to 2010 data sets. Patients’ demographics were evaluated. Hospitals were coded as university medical centers (UMCs) vs others. Population-adjusted surgery rates, percentage of surgeries with rotational/free flap and/or percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG), length of stay, total charges, and disposition status were then analyzed and compared between UMCs and non-UMCs. A total of 4145 TLs were performed in California during 1996 to 2010. The overall number of surgeries declined from 1.3 to 0.6 per 100,000 California residents (P < .001). The number of surgeries performed in non-UMCs dropped by 70% during this period (P < .001). The median length of stay increased from 10 to 12 days, and the median total charges increased from $45,000 to $192,000 over the 15-year period. The use of rotational/free flaps more than doubled, and the use of PEG tubes increased 7-fold. The total number of TLs in California has declined and surgeries are currently being performed equally at UMCs and non-UMCs. The use of rotational/free flaps, costs, hospital stay length, and complications have increased over the past 15 years.Keywords
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