Table 3.

Complications of Surgery and Radiation in the Two Cohorts

Characteristic	Prepectoral (N = 25)*	Subpectoral (N = 25)*	P  †
Complication of radiation
Yes
No
Type of radiation-related complication			—
None	21 (84%)	23 (92%)
Extensive skin peeling	4 (16%)	0 (0%)
Radiation pneumonitis requiring steroids	0 (0%)	1 (4.0%)
Cardiac complication	0 (0%)	1 (4.0%)
Complication of reconstruction			0.7
Yes	6 (24%)	5 (20%)
No	19 (76%)	20 (80%)
Type of reconstruction-related complication			>0.9
None	19 (76%)	20 (80%)
Infection requiring admission	2 (8.0%)	1 (4.0%)
Loss of reconstruction	4 (16%)	4 (16%)

No P value reported when data insufficient to carry out a statistical test.

^*n (%).

^†Fisher exact test; Pearson chi-squared test.