TABLE 4.
Summary of Noninfectious Wound Complication Rates after Immediate Breast Reconstruction in the Surgical Literature from Individual Institutions
| Implant Reconstruction | Flap Reconstruction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wound Complication |
Literature | This Study | Literature | This Study |
| Dehiscence/ Wound Disruption/ Exposure/ Open Wound, % |
0.6–6.215–24 | 5.1 | 0.9–4.016,18 | 7.2 |
| Implant/Flap Loss, % | 1.0–21.416,17,21–23,30,31,33–36,38,40,42,44 | 6.2 | 0–4.815,18,25,26,37 | |
| Necrosis, % | 1.0–18.317,18,20–24,28–36,38,40–42,45 | 2.4 | 3.3–16.618,25–28,37,39 | 4.7 |
| Hematoma, % | 0–2.918,21–24,28–36,38,40–42 | 2.6 | 0.5–3.918,25–28,37,39 | 3.7 |
| Fat Necrosis, % | 1.9 | 2.8–24.415,18,25–27,37,43 | 5.3 | |