Table 2. Outcomes of leech therapy for congestive head and neck flaps

No Start (POD) Leech/day Duration (days) Hemoglobin (g/dL) Transfusion
Pre-therapy Post-therapy
1 2 1 2 12.2 11.2 No
2 1 4 3 11.6 7.6 Yes
3 3 2 2 8.8 8.0 Yes
4 1 1 1 11.0 8.9 Yes
5 1 2 2 11.0 8.8 Yes
6 2 1 7 9.6 8.7 Yes
7 1 1 3 14.0 11.1 No
8 1 2 5 11.1 11.8 No
9 1 2 2 14.9 14.5 No
10 1 1 2 14.0 13.8 No
11 2 2 2 10.1 8.0 Yes
12 2 2 2 12.9 10.7 Yes
13 2 2 2 10.0 8.1 No
14 1 2 3 13.8 13.2 Yes
15 1 2 1 13.5 12.1 No
16 2 2 2 10.7 10.4 No
17 1 3 3 11.3 7.2 Yes
18 2 2 8 11.7 10.6 No
19 1 2 3 9.8 10.0 No
20 1 2 2 10.5 8.9 No
21 1 2 1 12.6 11.4 No
22 1 1 4 12.9 11.4 No
23 1 1 8 9.6 11.5 Yes
24 1 1 5 12.8 14.7 Yes
POD: postoperative days