Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| No AlloDerm | AlloDerm | Total | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number, n | ||||
| Primary reconstruction | 246 | 75 | 321 | |
| Patients | 163 | 41 | 204 | |
| Total operations | 319 | 86 | 205 | |
| Age, y | ||||
| Mean | 47.7 | 49.1 | 47.9 | .261* |
| Range | 25–72 | 25–72 | 25–72 | |
| Comorbidities | ||||
| Smokers | 13 (5.3%) | 0 | 13 (4.0%) | .044† |
| Coronary artery disease | 5 (2.0%) | 0 | 5 (1.6%) | .591† |
| Hypertension | 24 (9.8%) | 5 (6.7%) | 29 (9.0%) | .497† |
| Diabetes | 11 (4.5%) | 3 (4.0%) | 14 (4.4%) | .999† |
| Obesity | 22 (8.9%) | 6 (8.0%) | 28 (8.7%) | 1.000† |
| Radiation therapy | ||||
| No radiation | 177 (72.0%) | 47 (62.7%) | 224 (69.8%) | .125‡ |
| Radiation | 69 (28.0%) | 28 (37.3%) | 97 (30.2%) | |
| Reconstruction timing | ||||
| Immediate | 192 (78.0%) | 72 (96.0%) | 264 (82.2%) | .001† |
| Delayed | 54 (22.0%) | 3 (4.0%) | 57 (17.8%) |
*Student t test.
†Fisher exact test.
‡Chi-square test.