Table 4.
Incidence of major post-operative complications following combined abdominoplasty/breast surgery
| Complication | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Overall | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | <0.01 |
| ARF | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | <0.01 |
| VTE | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | <0.01 |
| MI | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | <0.01 |
| CVA | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.02 | <0.01 |
| Mortality | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.02 |
| Total | 1.12 | |||||||||
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ARF: Acute respiratory failure, VTE: Venousthromboembolism, MI: Myocardial Infarction, CVA: Cerebrovascular Accident