evidencegaps
Primary study · included by 1 review

Association of Airway Complications With Free Tissue Transfer to the Upper Aerodigestive Tract With or Without Tracheotomy

Cramer 2016 · Cramer John D., Samant Sandeep, Greenbaum Evan, et al. · JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery · 2016

Included by

Tracheostomy in Flap-Based Head and Neck Cancer Surgery: A Meta-Analysis of Indications and Adverse Outcomes.
Non-Cochrane · prognostic · 2026 · cited as Cramer 2016 · Table 1; Figures 2-5; Supplementary Figures S1-S5; reference list
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Tracheostomy
Advanced tumor stage (T3-T4) vs Early tumor stage (T1-T2)
OR 3.85 [1.40, 10.61]4 studies · 17771 participantsGRADE not reported
Overall complication rate
Tracheostomy
Pooled proportion (%) 16.3 [6.9, 28.5]6 studies · 825 participantsGRADE not reported
Overall tracheostomy rate
Tracheostomy
Pooled proportion (%) 54.6 [38.7, 70.0]26 studies · 27029 participantsGRADE not reported

1 including review in total.