Table 2. Surgery-related complications of grade II or higher according to the Clavien-Dindo classification, reoperations, and functional results.
| Groups within the patient cohort | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Total, n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients | 35 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 89 (100) |
| Early complications (in-hospital and 30-day follow-up period) | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 (19) |
| Failing flap | 1 | 1 (2) | |||||
| Impaired wound healing | 2 | 1 | 3 (3) | ||||
| Osteomyelitis | 1 | 1 | 2 (2) | ||||
| Partial flap necrosis | 1 | 1 (2) | |||||
| Pleural empyema | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 (4) | |||
| Seroma | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 (7) | ||
| Late complications | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 (15) | |
| Failure of the osteosynthesis material | 1 | 1 (2) | |||||
| Impaired wound healing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 (3) | |||
| Osteomyelitis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 (7) | |
| Pleural empyema | 3 | 3 (3) | |||||
| First Redosurgery | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 (20) |
| Early redosurgery | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 (7) | |
| Late redosurgery | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 (13) | |
| Functional results | |||||||
| Good functional results | 26 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 76 (86) | |
| Functional limitations | 2 | 2 (2) | |||||
| Unknown | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 (12) | ||
The highest grade for each complication per patient was recorded, considering the hospitalization (including a 30-day follow-up period) and the late follow-up period separately. 1, sternal osteomyelitis; 2, empyema or osteomyelitis of the sternoclavicular joint; 3, tumours of the lung or mediastinum with infiltration of the chest wall, or recurrence of breast cancer; 4, extensive chest wall infections with or without rib osteomyelitis; 5, pleural empyema with or without bronchial fistulas; 6, tracheo/broncho-oesophageal fistula.