evidencegaps
Primary study · included by 1 review

Analysis of tracheostomy-associated morbidity after operations for head and neck cancer

Halfpenny 2000 · Halfpenny W., McGurk M. · British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery · 2000

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 Halfpenny 2000 · Table 1; Figures 2-5; Supplementary Figures S1-S5; reference list
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
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

Also linked to PM41273066-P6-O7, PM41273066-P6-O8, PM41273066-P6-O9, which does not match a current question in this review.

1 including review in total.