Table 7.

Comparison of study groups with respect to postoperative complications and adverse events

Outcome characteristic	Antibiotic prophylaxis (n=73)	Control group (n=69)	P values
Complications			P=0.364*
None	n=70 (95.9%)	n=68 (98.6%)
Bleeding postoperatively	n=2 (2.7%)	n=0
Flap necrosis	n=0	n=1 (1.4%)
Wound dehiscence	n=1 (1.4%)	n=0
Adverse events			P=0.871*
None	n=71 (97.3%)	n=68 (98.6%)
Nausea	n=1 (1.4%)	n=1 (1.4%)
Diarrhoea	n=1 (1.4%)	n=0

*P values are results of Fisher’s exact test.