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. 2023 Jun 23;11(6):e5089. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000005089

Table 1.

Postoperative Complication Variables Recorded, Categorized Based on Donor or Recipient Site

Variable Description
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