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Table 4 Univariate and multivariate logistic regression for predictors of iatrogenic cranial nerve injury during neck dissection

From: Use of neuromuscular blockade for neck dissection and association with iatrogenic nerve injury

  

Univariate

Multivariate

 

No. Observations

Odds Ratio

95% CI

p Value

Odds Ratio

95% CI

p Value

Patient Age

925

1.016

0.98 – 1.05

0.37

1.004

0.97 – 1.04

0.82

Patient Sex, Female

925

0.714

0.21 – 2.39

0.59

1.243

0.41 – 3.78

0.70

Patient Weight (kg)

924

1.015

1.00 – 1.04

0.13

1.017

1.00 – 1.04

0.08

Patient ASA Class

    

0.966a

0.30 – 3.11

0.95

    2 vs. 1

925

0.499

0.02 – 10.2

0.65

-

-

-

    3 vs. 1

925

0.847

0.05 – 16.0

0.91

-

-

-

    4 vs. 1

925

1.414

0.02 – 85.0

0.87

-

-

-

History, CAD_ICDb

924

4.056

1.43 – 11.5

 < 0.01

2.018

0.49 – 8.29

0.33

History, CAD_HPc

892

3.733

1.22 – 11.4

0.02

1.294

0.35 – 4.73

0.70

History, MI

893

5.513

1.76 – 17.2

 < 0.01

2.403

0.66 – 8.76

0.18

History, Arrhythmia

892

3.985

1.27 – 12.5

0.02

2.829

0.94 – 8.55

0.07

History, Carotid Atherosclerosi

507

6.777

1.03 – 44.7

0.05

3.351

0.56 – 20.1

0.19

History, CVA/TIA

379

3.495

0.14 – 89.0

0.45

3.419

0.15 – 80.3

0.45

History, Diabetes

856

0.741

0.13 – 4.13

0.73

0.306

0.05 – 1.93

0.21

Neuromuscular Blockade Use

925

1.73

0.62 – 4.86

0.30

1.868

0.63 – 5.51

0.26

Rocuronium Dose

186

0.976

0.94 – 1.02

0.23

0.682

0.19 – 2.50

0.56

Cisatracurium Dose

20

0.931

0.68 – 1.27

0.65

3.181

0.47 – 21.4

0.23

  1. CAD Coronary artery disease, MI Myocardial infarction, CVA/TIA Cerebrovascular accident/transient ischemic attack
  2. aASA Class 1 or 2 vs. 3 or 4 for multivariate comparison
  3. bCAD with implantable cardioverter defibrillator
  4. cCAD without implantable cardioverter defibrillator