Table 3. Complications and quality of life.
Reconstruction type | DIEP | Pedicled TRAM | LDMF | LDMF+IM | P |
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Complications | |||||
Yes | 11 (17.7%) | 18 (40.9%) | 8 (16.3%) | 7 (13.5%) | 0.004 |
No | 51 (82.3%) | 26 (59.1%) | 41 (83.7%) | 45 (86.5%) | |
Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Effect on sexual life | |||||
Improved quality of sexual life | 1 (1.6%) | 15 (34.1%) | 9 (18.4%) | 10 (19.2%) | 0.001 |
No effect | 46 (74.2%) | 23 (52.3%) | 39 (79.6%) | 38 (73.1%) | |
Decreased quality of sexual life | 11 (17.7%) | 4 (9.1%) | 1 (2%) | 3 (5.8%) | |
Unknown | 4 (6.5%) | 2 (4.5%) | 0 | 1 (1.9%) | |
Effect on social life | |||||
Improved quality of social life | 10 (16.1%) | 6 (13.6%) | 2 (4.1%) | 3 (5.8%) | 0.257 |
No effect | 44 (71%) | 33 (75%) | 44 (89.8%) | 45 (86.5%) | |
Decreased quality of social life | 6 (9.7%) | 3 (6.8%) | 3 (6.1%) | 3 (5.8%) | |
Unknown | 2 (3.2%) | 2 (4.5%) | 0 | 1 (1.9%) |