Table 2.
Postoperative complications dependent on free flap entity
| Free flap entity | Postoperative complication | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total [%] | Hematoma [%] | Infection [%] | Flap failure [%] | Necrosis [%] | Revision artery [%] | Revision vein [%] | Prolonged wound healing [%] | Surgical revision overall [%] | |
| Total | 52/191 [27.2] | 13/191 [6.8] | 4/191 [2.1] | 1/191 [0.5] | 6/191 [3.1] | 8/191 [4.2] | 7/191 [3.7] | 13/191 [6.8] | 35/191 [18.3] |
| Radial forearm free flap (RFFF) | 21/103 [20.4] | 5/103 [4.9] | 1/103 [1] | 0/103 [0] | 4/103 [3.9] | 4/103 [3.9] | 2/103 [1.9] | 5/103 [4.9] | 15/103 [14.6] |
| Free fibula flap (FFF) | 3/10 [30] | 0/10 [0] | 1/10 [10] | 0/10 [0] | 0/10 [0] | 0/10 [0] | 0/10 [0] | 2/10 [20] | 0/10 [0] |
| Scapula/parascapular free flap (SPFF) | 9/25 [36] | 3/25 [12] | 1/25 [4] | 0/25 [0] | 1/25 [4] | 0/25 [0] | 1/25 [4] | 3/25 [12] | 5/25 [20] |
| Free latissimus dorsi flap (FLDF) | 12/42 [28.6] | 5/42 [11.9] | 0/42 [0] | 1/42 [2.4] | 0/42 [0] | 0/42 [0] | 4/42 [9.5] | 2/42 [4.8] | 10/42 [23.8] |
| Lateral arm flap (LAF) | 5/8 [62.5] | 0/8 [0] | 1/8 [12.5] | 0/8 [0] | 0/8 [0] | 3/8 [37.5] | 0/8 [0] | 1/8 [12.5] | 3/8 [37.5] |
| Anterolateral thigh free flap (ALT) | 2/3 [66.7] | 0/3 [0] | 0/3 [0] | 0/3 [0] | 1/3 [33.3] | 1/3 [33.3] | 0/3 [0] | 0/3 [0] | 2/3 [66.7] |