Table 7: Factors not significant with univariate analysis of peri-operative factors associated with having an elective or delayed tracheostomy.

 

No vs. Elective

 

No vs. Delayed

Variables

RRR (95% CI)

p-value

RRR (95% CI)

p-value

Age

1.02 (0.98-1.06)

0.989

0.98 (0.93-1.02)

0.303

Gender:

 Female

 Male

 

1

1.45 (0.45-4.69)

 

0.539

 

1

1.90 (0.40-8.95)

 

0.418

Nodes

 negative

 positive

 

1

0.62 (0.28-1.38)

 

0.239

 

1

1.54 (0.61-3.84)

 

0.359

WHO PS

 0

 1

 2

 3

 

1

1.18 (0.51-2.72)

4.33 (1.01-18.49)

1.73 (0.15-20.64)

 

 

0.701

0.048

0.664

 

1

1.17 (0.44-3.09)

2.5 (0.40-15.77)

2.5 (0.20-30.60)

 

 

0.751

0.330

0.472

Dietician input

 No

 Yes

 

1

2.01 (0.89-4.53)

 

0.092

 

1

2.02 (0.76-5.35)

 

0.156

Surgical technique:

 Lap-assisted

 Open

 

1

1.25 (0.58-2.69)

 

0.569

 

1

1.88 (0.73-4.82)

 

0.192

Neoadjuvant Chemo

 No

 Yes

 

1

1.00 (0.36-2.82)

 

0.993

 

1

0.59 (0.20-1.73)

 

0.334

Preoperative HB

1.00 (0.99-1.00)

0.673

1.00 (0.99-1.01)

0.785

Pre-op albumin

0.96 (0.88-1.06)

0.438

1.04 (0.92-1.18)

0.490

AT work

0.99 (0.97-1.01)

0.261

1.00 (0.98-1.02)

0.739

AT-VE/VO2

1.05 (0.97-1.15)

0.229

0.98 (0.89-1.09)

0.762

FEV1

0.81 (0.45-1.46)

0.481

0.45 (0.18-1.11)

0.083

FVC

0.76 (0.45-1.26)

0.288

0.49 (0.22-1.09)

0.081

Peak flow

1.00 (0.99-1.00)

0.263

1.00 (1.00-1.01)

0.595

Intraoperative fluid

1.00 (0.99-1.00)

0.067

1.00 (0.99-1.00)

0.839

Blood loss

1.00 (0.99-1.00)

0.242

1.00 (0.99-1.00)

0.532

Highest lactate

1.13 (0.64-2.00)

0.669

1.09 (0.54-2.19)

0.807

RRR: Relative Risk Ratio; WHO PS: World Health Organisation Performance status; pre-op: Pre-operative; HB: Hemoglobin; AT: Anaerobic threshold; AT- VE/VCO2: Minute ventilation/carbon dioxide production at Anaerobic Threshold; FEV1: Forced Expiratory Volume in one second; FVC: Forced Vital Capacity.