Table 1.
Postoperative Complication Variables Recorded, Categorized Based on Donor or Recipient Site
Variable | Description |
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Donor site and breast variables | |
Mild skin necrosis | Surgeon defined as superficial skin necrosis/sloughing |
Fat necrosis | |
Hematoma | |
Infection | Cellulitis, UTI, skin infection, and pseudomonas |
Wound dehiscence | |
Other wound healing problems | Hypertrophic scarring, excessive bruising, overgranulation, blistering, and delayed wound healing |
Donor site specific variables | |
Abdominal bulge | Palpable abdominal mass |
Breast specific variables | |
Flap congestion | Venous or arterial, diagnosed with Doppler or during postoperative surgical exploration |
Flap failure | Necessary removal of DIEP flap |