Table 1.
Authors and Characteristics of Included Studies
| Authors | Period | Type | LOE | Patients* | Type of Flaps | Flaps* | Follow-up (Mo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haddock et al1 | 2011–2016 | Retr. | IV | 128 | DIEP | 256 | 1 |
| Bauermeister et al25 | 2010–2016 | Retr. | IV | 50 | MS-TRAM (74%) DIEP (24%) SIEA (2%) |
77 | NR |
| Gösseringer et al26 | 2011–2013 | Retr. | IV | 100 | DIEP (100%) | 100 | NR |
| Razdan et al27 | 2014–2016 | Retr. | IV | 136 | MS-TRAM DIEP SIEA |
272 | NR |
| Weichman et al28 | 2011–2014 | Retr. | IV | 157 | DIEP (60%) MS-TRAM (20.2%) SIEA (1.6%) PAP (12.5%) TUG (0.4%) SGAP (2%) Stacked DIEP (3.2%) |
248 | NR |
| Asaad et al29 | 2010–2017 | Retr. | III | 8680† | NR | 13,537† | 3 |
| Mericli et al30 | 2016–2018 | Retr. | III | 150† | B/L DIEP (59.3%) DIEP/TRAM (18%) B/L TRAM (14%) B/L PAP or TUG (7.3%) SIEA/DIEP (NR) SIEA/TRAM (NR) |
300† | 15 |
*
Before propensity score matching.
†
The number of patients/flaps included in the formal analysis could be different depending on the subjects included in the “single surgeon” and “co-surgeon” group.
B/L, bilateral; DIEP, deep inferior epigastric perforator; LEO, level of evidence; MS, muscle-sparing; PAP, profunda artery perforator; Retr., retrospective; SIEA, superficial inferior epigastric artery; SGAP, superior gluteal artery perforator; TRAM, transverse rectus abdominis muscle; TUG, transverse upper gracilis; NR, not reported.