Table 3.
Estimated Adjusted 1-Year Complication Rates for Patients Receiving Brachytherapy and Whole-Breast Irradiation
| Treatment | Any Complication |
Wound and Skin Complications |
Deep-Tissue and Bone Complications |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of Patients | 95% CI | % of Patients | 95% CI | % of Patients | 95% CI | |
| Brachytherapy | 35.2 | 28.6 to 41.9 | 33.7 | 27.3 to 40.1 | 4.4 | 1.3 to 7.6 |
| Whole-breast irradiation | 18.4 | 15.5 to 21.3 | 16.8 | 14.0 to 19.5 | 2.5 | 1.1 to 3.9 |
| Difference | 16.8 | 9.6 to 24.1 | 16.9 | 10.0 to 23.9 | 1.9 | −1.5 to 5.4 |
NOTE. Rates are adjusted for age at breast-conserving surgery, race, income, comorbidity, type of radiation facility, axillary node dissection, receipt of chemotherapy, prior hospital admission, prior screening mammogram, and prior visit to primary care physician.