Table 2 Comparison of perioperative factors between patients with and without post-ACDF dysphagia
From: Early dysphagia following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a centre experience
Variable | Development of post-operative dysphagia | p. value (dysphagia vs. no dysphagia) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 11) | No (n = 185) | Both (n = 196) | |||
Surgical factors | |||||
Operated levels n. (% of all patients) | |||||
One level | 4 (2.04%) | 77 (39.29%) | 81 (41.33%) | 0.85 | |
Two levels | 6 (3.06%) | 75 (38.27%) | 81 (41.33%) | ||
Three levels | 1 (0.51%) | 26 (13.27%) | 27 (13.99%) | ||
Four levels | 0 | 7 (3.57%) | 7 (3.57%) | ||
Surgical fusion n. (% of all patients) | |||||
Plated | 2 (1.02%) | 38 (19.39%) | 40 (20.41%) | 1.00 | |
Non plated | 9 (4.59%) | 147 (75%) | 156 (79.59%) | ||
Mean operative time in minutes (± SD) | 108.18(± 46.28) | 120.73(± 66.20) | 120.03(± 65.22) | 0.71 | |