Table 3.
Analysis of patient and surgical characteristics which may be associated with seroma infection.
| Total n=123 | No Infection (n=93, 75.6%) |
Infection (n=30, 24.4%) |
p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male (n=54) | 44 | 10 | 0.180 |
| Female (n=69) | 49 | 20 | ||
| Age at Surgery (years) | ≤57 (n=62) | 48 | 15 | 0.878 |
| >57 (n=61) | 45 | 15 | ||
| Smoking History | Yes (n=55) | 37 | 18 | 0.053 |
| No (n=68) | 56 | 12 | ||
| Diabetes History | Yes (n=15) | 10 | 5 | 0.389 |
| No (n=108) | 83 | 25 | ||
| Body Mass Index | <30 (n=73) | 56 | 17 | 0.731 |
| >30 (n=50) | 37 | 13 | ||
| Radiation | Yes (n=107) | 80 | 27 | 0.573 |
| No (n=16) | 13 | 3 | ||
| Chemotherapy | Yes (n=46) | 38 | 8 | 0.162 |
| No (n=77) | 55 | 22 | ||
| Resection Volume (cm3) | ≤864 (n=76) | 68 | 8 | <0.001 |
| >864(n=47) | 25 | 22 | ||
| Initial Seroma Volume (cm3)* | ≤42 (n=64) | 59 | 5 | <0.001 |
| >42 (n=48) | 31 | 17 | ||
| Intraoperative Drain Placement^ | Yes (n=102) | 76 | 26 | 0.303 |
| No (n=15) | 13 | 2 | ||
| Flap Coverage | Yes (n=55) | 38 | 17 | 0.130 |
| No (n=68) | 55 | 13 | ||
| Resection Location | Upper Extremity (n=19) | 18 | 1 | 0.028 |
| Lower Extremity (n=99) | 70 | 29 |
*Eleven patients experienced seromas which were not officially measured and were diagnosed clinically.
^Intraoperative drain placement was not documented for six patients.
Bold values indicate statistical significance, with a p-value <0.05.