Table 5.

Early operative morbidity

	Overall	CLND	TLND	LDC	p-value*
Total complications	40 (28.0%)	21 (40.4%)	18 (21.4%)	1 (14.3%)	0.04
Overall wound complication rate	37 (25.9%)	20 (38.5%)	16 (19.0%)	1 (14.3%)	0.04
Delayed wound closure	37 (25.9%)	20 (38.5%)	16 (19.0%)	1 (14.3%)	0.04
Reintervention	25 (17.5%)	12 (23.1%)	12 (14.3%)	1 (14.3%)	NS
Wound infection	21 (14.7%)	13 (25.0%)	7 (8.3%)	1 (14.3%)	0.03
Seroma	15 (10.5%)	8 (15.4%)	6 (7.1%)	1 (14.3%)	0.05
Oedema	14 (9.8%)	8 (15.4%)	6 (7.1%)	1 (14.3%)	NS
Skin flap problems	8 (5.6%)	5 (9.6%)	2 (2.4%)	1 (14.3%)	NS
Abscess	7 (4.9%)	4 (7.7%)	3 (3.6%)	0 (0%)	NS
Haematoma	4 (2.8%)	2 (3.8%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0%)	NS
Lymph fistula	3 (2.1%)	0 (0%)	3 (3.6%)	0 (0%)	NS