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. 2024 Mar 13;12(3):e5660. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000005660

Table 2.

Ninety-day Complication Rates among Matched Groups with and without ADM Use in Implant-based Breast Reconstruction*

ADM Use, N (%) No ADM, N (%) P 
Implant-based reconstruction complications (tissue expanders and DTI)
 Total 26,266 23,100
 Surgical site infection 1224 (4.7) 1018 (4.4) 0.178
 Seroma 1036 (3.9) 934 (4.0) 0.520
 Implant removal 1308 (4.9) 909 (3.9) <0.001
 Any above complications 2271 (8.7) 1733 (7.5) <0.001
Direct-to-implant complications
 Total 4792 2715
 Surgical site infection 193 (4.0) 120 (4.4) 0.414
 Seroma 170 (3.5) 98 (3.6) 0.889
 Implant removal 393 (8.2) 170 (6.3) 0.002
 Any above complication 509 (10.6) 259 (9.5) 0.137
*

See Table 3 for ICD Diagnosis Codes and CPT.

Pearson chi-squared test.