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Table 3 Surgical factors associated with arytenoid dislocation

From: Head-neck movement may predispose to the development of arytenoid dislocation in the intubated patient: a 5-year retrospective single-center study

Variable

Non-dislocation (n = 25,505)

Dislocation (n = 33)

P-value

Duration of surgery, min

145.0

(105.0–210.0)

150.0

(105.0–255.0)

0.153

Pneumoperitoneum

8171

(32.0%)

6

(18.2%)

0.129

Patient position during surgery

    

0.000

 Supine without neck movement

18,423

(72.2%)

15

(45.4%)

 

 Prone without neck movement

359

(1.4%)

0

(0%)

 

 Lateral without neck movement

1598

(6.3%)

1

(3.0%)

 

 Supine with neck extension

4621

(18.1%)

9

(27.3%)

 

 Supine with neck flexion

124

(0.5%)

0

(0%)

 

 Supine with neck rotation

280

(1.1%)

2

(6.0%)

 

 Lateral with neck flexion and rotation

100

(0.4%)

6

(18.1%)

 
  1. Data are presented as median (interquartile range) or number (%)