Table 3.
Surgery Outcomes by Antibiotic
| Short course (<2 d) n = 64 | Long course (>2 d) n = 85 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | n (%) | n (%) | p |
| Recipient site infection | 10 (15.6) | 15 (17.7) | 0.74 |
| Donor site infection | 4 (6.3) | 4 (4.7) | 0.73 |
| Any site infection | 15 (23.4) | 18 (21.2) | 0.74 |
| Pneumonia | 7 (10.9) | 21 (24.7) | 0.03 |
| Tracheitis | 3 (4.7) | 0 | 0.08 |
| Urinary tract infection | 6 (9.4) | 0 | 0.01 |
| Return to operating room | 19 (29.7) | 38 (44.7) | 0.06 |
| Flap dehiscence | 11 (17.2) | 22 (25.9) | 0.21 |
| Total flap loss | 1 (1.6) | 2 (2.4) | 1.00 |
| n Median (Range) | n Median (Range) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital stay (d)a | 63 (11.0 [6–29]) | 85 (10.0 [6–47]) | 0.83 |
a
Excludes one patient who died in hospital (day 13).