Radiofrequency Coblation-Assisted Transoral Surgery for the Treatment of Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Comparative Study with Open Surgery

Table 2

Perioperative results and comparison between the RFC-TOS and open surgery groups.

	RFC-TOS (n = 31)	Open surgery (n = 38)	value
Bleeding volume (ml)	34.10 ± 10.10	193.68 ± 21.00	<0.001
Duration of surgery (min)	79.58 ± 8.45	217.87 ± 17.65	<0.001
Time to resume oral feeding (d)	1.64 ± 0.41	11.58 ± 1.41	<0.001
Duration of hospitalization (d)	7.84 ± 0.66	15.66 ± 1.62	<0.001
Total hospital cost (¥)	22846.22 ± 1821.55	41792.24 ± 4150.86	<0.001