Table 3. Incidence of 90-Day Complications After Delayed and Secondary Breast Reconstruction According to Receipt of Adjuvant Radiotherapya.
Reconstruction Type | No. of Patients | Complication | |||||
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SSI | NIWC | SSI or NIWC | |||||
No. (%) | P Valueb | No. (%) | P Valueb | No. (%) | P Valueb | ||
Implant DR | |||||||
Radiotherapy | 34 | 4 (11.8) | .12c | 2 (5.9) | .64c | 4 (11.8) | .51c |
No radiotherapy | 335 | 17 (5.1) | 13 (3.9) | 27 (8.1) | |||
Autologous tissue flap ± implant DR | |||||||
Radiotherapy | 85 | 5 (5.9) | .04 | 9 (10.6) | .36 | 14 (16.5) | .43 |
No radiotherapy | 120 | 18 (15) | 18 (15) | 25 (20.8) | |||
Implant SR | |||||||
Radiotherapy | 379 | 24 (6.3) | <.001 | 22 (5.8) | <.001 | 41 (10.8) | <.001 |
No radiotherapy | 5286 | 152 (2.9) | 129 (2.4) | 253 (4.8) | |||
Autologous tissue flap ± implant SR | |||||||
Radiotherapy | 51 | 5 (9.8) | .69 | 1 (2) | .01 | 6 (11.8) | .19 |
No radiotherapy | 135 | 16 (11.9) | 20 (14.8) | 27 (20) |
Abbreviations: DR, delayed reconstruction; NIWC, noninfectious wound complication; SR, secondary reconstruction; SSI, surgical site infection.
Adjuvant radiotherapy was administered after mastectomy and before DR or SR.
Calculated using the χ2 test, unless otherwise indicated.
Calculated using the Fisher exact test.