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Fig. 4

From: Protocol based evaluation for feasibility of extubation compared to clinical scoring systems after major oral cancer surgery safely reduces the need for tracheostomy: a retrospective cohort study

Fig. 4

Prediction of secondary tracheostomy or early reintubation with the study score. Items for the study score: Length of operation exceeding 75% quartile, tumor site at pars alveolaris mandibulae, resection of the mandibular, mobilization of the genioglossus muscle, latissimus dorsi flap, scapula transplant, osseous reconstruction and tumor stadium 3 or 4. Each item contributes one point to the study score. None of the patient achieved more than five points in the study score

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BMC Anesthesiology

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