Table 6 Uni-and multivariate analyses for risk factors related to delayed mini-tracheostomy
Variables | DMT n (%) | Univariate | Multivariate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | P | HR (95%-CI) | P | ||
Age | 0.238 | ||||
75> | 55 | 9 (16.4) | |||
≧75 | 9 | 3 (33.3) | |||
Brinkman Index | 0.968 | ||||
800> | 37 | 7 (18.9) | |||
≧800 | 27 | 5 (18.5) | |||
FEV1.0% | 0.061 | 0.032 | |||
≧70 | 42 | 5 (11.9) | 1 | ||
< 70 | 22 | 7 (31.8) | 5.06 (1.15–22.21) | ||
Clinical stage (UICC 7th) | 0.838 | ||||
I | 25 | 5 (20.0) | |||
II III IV | 39 | 7 (17.9) | |||
Preoperative chemoradiotherapy | 0.533 | ||||
Absent | 55 | 11 (20.0) | |||
Present | 9 | 1 (11.1) | |||
Cervical lymph node dissection | 0.162 | ||||
Absent | 12 | 4 (33.3) | |||
Present | 52 | 8 (15.4) | |||
Reconstructive organs | 0.790 | ||||
Stomach | 46 | 9 (19.6) | |||
Jejunum | 18 | 3 (16.7) | |||
Vocal cord palsy | 0.032 | 0.017 | |||
Absent | 52 | 7 (13.5) | 1 | ||
Present | 12 | 5 (41.7) | 6.90 (1.41–33.85) | ||
Dysfunction of other organs | 0.073 | ||||
Absent | 54 | 8 (14.8) | |||
Present | 10 | 4 (40.0) | |||