Parotidectomy using the Harmonic scalpel: ten years of experience at a rural academic health center

Head & Face Medicine

Table 1 Literature comparing parotidectomy outcomes

Surgery	Instrument	No.	OR Time (min)	Blood Loss (ml)	Drain Output (ml)
Superficial parotid
Muhanna et al. 2014 [12]	SB	32	163.12 ± 21.8	NR^a	73.5 ± 38.2
	HS	26	137.3 ± 18.6	NR^a	68 ± 22.3
Blankenship et al. 2004 [11]	SB	21	195.5 ± 37.5	60.0 ± 37.1	48.7 ± 33.8
	HS	19	167.5 ± 42.6	37.5 ± 25.8	48.0 ± 22.7
Jackson et al. 2005 [10]	SB	37	NR^a	68 ± 12	NR^a
	HS	35	NR^a	38 ± 4.23	NR^a
Polacco et al.	SB	54	234 ± 54	76 ± 52	43 ± 36
	HS	120	216 ± 42	28 ± 19	24 ± 15
Total parotid
Jackson et al. 2005 [10]	SB	4	NR^a	NR^a	NR^a
	HS	9	NR^a	NR^a	NR^a
Polacco et al.	SB	22	288 ± 42	85 ± 55	33 ± 20
	HS	59	240 ± 78	38 ± 21	35 ± 30
Superficial and Total parotid
Deganello et al. 2014 [5]	SB	63	151.6 ± 54.1	NR^a	78 ± 81
	HS	67	146.9 ± 39.9	NR^a	69 ± 52
Jackson et al. 2005 [10]	SB	41	200.5 ± 41.43	66.0 ± 10.8	NR^a
	HS	44	183.88 ± 58.17	38.0 ± 3.6	NR^a

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