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. 2023 Jul 29;202(2):257–265. doi: 10.1007/s10549-023-07064-1

Table 2.

Complications per breast

COVID-negative COVID-positive Crude odds P Adj. odds* P
Autologous breast reconstruction
 Breast complications 33 (23.4) 13 (72.2) 8.5 (2.8–25.6)  < 0.001 8.0 (2.7–24.4)  < 0.001
  Major 12 (8.5) 3 (16.7) 2.2 (0.5–8.5) 0.275 2.3 (0.6–9.6) 0.248
  Minor 23 (16.3) 11 (61.1) 8.1 (2.8–23.0)  < 0.001 7.4 (2.5–21.3)  < 0.001
 Donor site complications# 25 (23.1) 6 (50.0) 3.3 (1.0–11.2) 0.053 3.3 (1.0–11.5) 0.059
  Major# 0 2 (16.7) N/A 0.009 N/A N/A
  Minor# 23 (21.3) 4 (33.3) 1.8 (0.5–6.7) 0.349 1.7 (0.4–6.2) 0.445
Reintervention 12 (8.5) 1 (5.6) 0.6 (0.1–5.2) 0.689 0.6 (0.1–5.1) 0.646
Reanastomosis 6 (4.3) 1 (5.6) 0.8 (0.2–11.7) 0.801 1.5 (0.2–13.2) 0.739
Partial breast reconstruction
 Breast complications 31 (25.6) 10 (76.9) 9.7 (2.5–37.5)  < 0.001 8.1 (1.9–34.0) 0.004
  Major 8 (6.6) 3 (23.1) 4.3 (1.0–18.5) 0.055 3.0 (0.6–15.8) 0.185
  Minor 24 (19.8) 9 (69.2) 9.1 (2.6–32.1)  < 0.001 8.1 (2.1–30.8) 0.002

Values presented as absolute count (proportion), odds ratio (95% confidence interval)

*Adjusted for age, BMI, radiotherapy and chemotherapy

#Donor sites as unit of analysis (108 COVID-, 12 COVID +)