Table 3 |
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incidence of each type of post-operative complication in relation to seniority of the surgeon undertaking the procedure. |
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| Complication |
Surgeon |
OR (95% CI) |
P-value |
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| Resident n (%) |
Specialist n (%) |
complication in patient treated by Resident |
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| Trismus |
74 (14.3) |
49 (8.6) |
1.77 (1.21, 2.59) |
0.003 |
| Swelling |
62 (12.0) |
63 (11.1) |
1.09 (0.75, 1.59) |
0.643 |
| Bleeding |
15 (2.9) |
33 (5.8) |
0.48 (0.26, 0.90) |
0.020 |
| Sore throat |
9 (1.7) |
4 (0.7) |
2.50 (0.76, 8.16) |
0.117 |
| Dry socket |
99 (19.1) |
39 (6.9) |
3.21 (2.17, 4.75) |
<0.001 |
| Delayed healing |
14 (2.7) |
8 (1.4) |
1.95 (0.81, 4.68) |
0.129 |
| Abscess |
7 (1.4) |
7 (1.2) |
1.10 (0.38, 3.16) |
0.860 |
| Infection |
54 (10.4) |
25 (4.4) |
2.53 (1.55, 4.13) |
<0.001 |
| Lip numbness at 2 weeks |
15 (2.9) |
4 (0.7) |
4.21 (1.39, 12.77) |
0.012 |
| Tongue numbness at 2 weeks |
24 (4.6) |
6 (1.1) |
4.56 (1.85, 11.24) |
<0.001 |
| Lip numbness at 2 years |
7 (1.4) |
1 (0.2) |
7.78 (0.95, 63.46) |
0.056 |
| Tongue numbness at 2 years |
9 (1.7) |
2 (0.4) |
5.01 (1.08, 23.31) |
0.048 |
| Any complication |
330 (63.7) |
223 (39.2) |
2.72 (2.13, 3.48) |
<0.001 |
Jerjes et al. Head & Face Medicine 2006 2:14 doi:10.1186/1746-160X-2-14 |
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