Table 5. Adjusted odds ratio with 95% confidence interval of patient characteristics, surgery and postoperative management variables for short- and long-term complications using multivariate logistic regression with selection procedure.
| Wound breakdown N=160 | Wound infection N=121 | Lymphocele N=121 | Any short-term complication N=115 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short-term complications | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) |
| Age (years) | 1.06 (1.02–1.10) | — | — | — |
| Diabetes | — | — | — | 4.10 (1.05–16.05) |
| BMI | — | — | — | — |
| Continuation of antibiotics | — | — | — | — |
| En bloc surgery | 2.72 (1.16–6.37) | 2.66 (1.15–6.15) | — | — |
| Drain production last day (10 ml) | — | 1.05 (1.00–1.09) | 1.05 (1.01–1.10) | 1.11 (1.04–1.19) |
| Total drain production (10 ml) | — | — | — | — |
| Lymphoedema | Cellulitis/erysipelas | Any long-term complication | ||
| Long-term complications | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Age (years) | 0.95 (0.93–0.98) | 0.96 (0.93–0.98) | 0.94 (0.92–0.97) | |
| Total nodes dissected (number) | — | — | 0.92 (0.84–1.00) | |
| Duration drain in situ (days) | — | — | — | |
| Lymphocele | — | 3.28 (1.50–7.19) | — |
Abbreviations: N=patients with valid observation; CI=confidence interval; OR=odds ratio; BMI=body mass index; —=not selected; (10 ml)=odds ratio assessed per 10 ml increase of lymph fluid.