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