TABLE 1.
Rates of Non-Infectious Wound Complications (NIWC) After Mastectomy With and Without Immediate Reconstruction (IR)
| Operative Category |
Total Procedures (n= 18,696), n (column %) |
NIWC Requiring Surgical Wound Care* (n= 953), n (row %) |
Any NIWC (n=1,714), n (row %) |
Relative Risk of Any NIWC (95% CI)** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mastectomy-only | 7,860 (42.0) | 236 (3.0) | 455 (5.8) | 1.00 |
| Mastectomy with implant IR |
8,217 (44.0) | 507 (6.2) | 843 (10.3) | 1.77 (1.59, 1.98) |
| Mastectomy with flap IR |
1,942 (10.4) | 162 (8.3) | 337 (17.4) | 3.00 (2.63, 3.42) |
| Mastectomy with flap + implant IR |
677 (3.6) | 48 (7.1) | 79 (11.7) | 2.02 (1.61, 2.53) |
| Mastectomy with IR |
10,836 (58.0) | 717 (6.6) | 1,259 (11.6) | 2.01 (1.81, 2.23) |
*
Surgical wound care performed at the bedside or operating room
**
All comparisons significant after adjustment for 4 tests (p < 0.0125). Relative risk calculated by dividing the rate of NIWCs among mastectomy + IR by the rate of NIWCs among the mastectomy-only reference group.
CI indicates confidence interval.