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Patient characteristics
| General | ||
| Number of patients | 141 (159 flaps) | |
| Average age | 49 (range: 28–70) | |
| Type of breast reconstruction | ||
| Unilateral | 123 (77%) | |
| Bilateral | 36 (23%) | |
| Left | 81 (51%) | |
| Right | 78 (49%) | |
| Timing of breast reconstruction | ||
| Immediate | 49 (31%) | |
| Delayed | 110 (69%) | |
| Additional pre-operative therapy | ||
| Chemotherapy | 86 (54%) | |
| Radiotherapy | 73 (46%) | |
| Reason for breast reconstruction | ||
| Breast cancer | 137 (86%) | |
| Risk reducing | 21 (13%) | |
| Burns | 1 (1%) |
