Table 3.

Rates of Major Complications for Unilateral and Bilateral Autologous Breast Reconstructions

Major Complication	Autologous
	Unilateral	Bilateral
	N=197 (%)	N=122 (%)
Any Major Complication	60 (30.5)	48 (39.3)
Post-operative bleeding or hematoma requiring needle aspiration or re-operation	12 (6.1)	10 (8.2)
Wound infection requiring IV antibiotics	7 (3.6)	2 (1.6)
Wound infection requiring surgical drainage	2 (1.0)	3 (2.5)
Acute partial flap necrosis within 30 days	9 (4.6)	5 (4.1)
Flap loss	0 (0)	3 (2.5)
Chronic flap necrosis	18 (9.1)	14 (11.5)
Seroma	4 (2.0)	1 (0.8)
Post-operative bleeding or hematoma requiring needle aspiration or re-operation at donor site	4 (2.0)	2 (1.6)
Wound infection at donor site requiring IV antibiotics	0	3 (2.5)
Wound infection at the donor site requiring surgical or percutaneous drainage of abscess	0	5 (4.1)
Donor site necrosis	5 (2.5)	10 (8.2)
Chronic fat necrosis of the donor site	3 (1.5)	2 (1.6)
Donor site seroma	9 (4.6)	8 (6.6)
Abdominal wall bulge, laxity or hernia requiring surgery	3 (1.5)	7 (5.7)
Deep vein thrombosis	1 (0.5)	0
Pulmonary embolus	0	2 (1.6)
Other Major Complications	8 (4.1)	9 (7.4)