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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Apr 17.
Published in final edited form as: Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017 Nov;140(5):869–877. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000003748

Table 3.

Mixed-Effects Logistic Regression Model on 2-Year Postoperative Complications

Aliy Complication Major Complication Any Infection Major Infection




OR 95% CI p OR 95% CI p OR 95% CI p OR 95% CI p
Age 1.02 1.01–1.04 <0.001 1.03 1.01–1.04 0.001 1.02 1.00–1.04 0.070 1.00 0.98–1.03 0.746
BMI 1.04 1.02–1.07 0.001 1.05 1.02–1.07 0.001 1.06 1.03–1.10 <0.001 1.05 1.01–1.10 0.008
DTI (vs. TE) 1.34 0.81–2.22 0.257 1.40 0.81–2.43 0.227 1.65 0.86–3.18 0.133 1.67 0.77–3.63 0.196
Bilateral reconstruction 1.45 1.10–1.91 0.008 1.52 1.11–2.07 0.009 1.28 0.87–1.89 0.207 1.36 0.82–2.26 0.238
Prophylactic mastectomy 0.72 0.42–1.22 0.219 0.84 0.47–1.53 0.578 0.42 0.18–0.97 0.043 0.54 0.19–1.50 0.236
Mastectomy type
  Nipple sparing Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
  Simple/modified radical 0.73 0.50–1.05 0.093 0.88 0.58–1.36 0.575 0.92 0.53–1.61 0.768 1.04 0.51–2.15 0.911
  ADM used 1.04 0.76–1.40 0.823 1.19 0.85–1.67 0.312 1.38 0.89–2.14 0.154 1.64 0.95–2.82 0.076
Lymph node management
  None Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
  SLNB 0.77 0.51–1.18 0.232 0.85 0.53–1.37 0.507 0.68 0.39–1.21 0.192 0.76 0.37–1.57 0.466
  ALND 0.58 0.36–0.95 0.030 0.71 0.41–1.22 0.215 0.43 0.22–0.84 0.014 0.54 0.23–1.24 0.144
Diabetes 0.88 0.41–1.88 0.748 0.94 0.41–2.13 0.880 0.76 0.26–2.21 0.613 0.89 0.24–3.29 0.855
Smoking status
  Nonsmoker Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
  Previous smoker 1.06 0.81–1.39 0.677 0.99 0.73–1.35 0.961 1.00 0.68–1.46 0.983 0.82 0.49–1.38 0.454
  Current smoker 2.01 0.94–4.29 0.072 3.25 1.50–7.08 0.003 1.44 0.51–4.04 0.488 1.77 0.49–6.33 0.382
Radiation
  None Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
  Before reconstruction 1.73 1.03–2.92 0.039 1.83 1.03–3.26 0.039 2.45 1.28–4.67 0.007 3.56 1.65–7.68 0.001
  During/after reconstruction 2.62 1.84–3.73 <0.001 2.86 1.95–4.19 <0.001 2.62 1.62–4.24 <0.001 3.24 1.78–5.90 <0.001
Chemotherapy during/after reconstruction 1.25 0.93–1.68 0.139 1.33 0.95–1.85 0.096 1.42 0.94–2.14 0.100 1.35 0.79–2.32 0.272

Ref., reference; DTI, direct-to-implant; TE, tissue expander/implant; BMI, body mass index; ADM, acellular dermal matrix; SLNB, sentinel lymph node biopsy; ALND, axillary lymph node dissection.