TABLE 4.
Device-related events
| Variable | No. patients |
|---|---|
| All patients | 194 |
| Breast infection | 16 |
| Open-cavity technique | 7 (43.75%) |
| Closed-cavity technique | 9 (56.25%) |
| Telangiectasia | 24 |
| Open-cavity technique | 13 (54.2%) |
| Closed-cavity technique | 11 (45.8%) |
| Fat necrosis (open-cavity technique) | 1 |
| Seroma formationa | 46 |
| Open-cavity technique | 26 (56.50%) |
| Closed-cavity technique | 20 (43.50%) |
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Only the correlation between technique for device placement and seroma formation was statistically significant (P = 0.0013)