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. 2015 Jul 10;35(8):999–1006. doi: 10.1093/asj/sjv087

Table 2.

Complication Rates in Females Undergoing Breast and/or Abdominal Procedures

Combined Procedures Breast
Abdomen
(n = 3693) (n = 44,623) P-value (n = 10,440) P-value
Mortality 0.00% 0.01% 1.000 0.07% .201
Any Complication 9.91% 3.01% < .001 10.14% .686
Medical Complication
 Cardiac Arrest requiring CPR 0.00% 0.01% 1.000 0.00% 1.000
 Myocardial Infarction 0.00% 0.00% 1.000 0.00%
 Coma > 24 hours 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% 1.000
 Peripheral Nerve Injury 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
 Stroke 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% 1.000
 On ventilator > 48 hrs 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% 1.000
 Pneumonia 0.00% 0.01% 1.000 0.07% .201
 Unplanned intubation 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% .572
 Sepsis 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
 Septic Shock 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
 Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) 0.00% 0.01% 1.000 0.00%
 Acute Renal Insufficiency 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% 1.000
 Progressive Renal Insufficiency 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
 Urinary Tract Infection 0.03% 0.01% .214 0.02% 1.000
 Deep Vein Thrombosis 0.22% 0.01% < .001 0.16% .504
 Pulmonary Embolism 0.08% 0.01% .019 0.30% .019
Surgical Complications
 Seroma 2.84% 0.26% < .001 3.59% .031
 Hematoma 1.22% 0.86% .028 0.72% .003
 Wound Disruption Superficial 2.55% 0.68% < .001 2.32% .436
 Wound Disruption Deep/Fascia 0.32% 0.11% < .001 0.47% .250
 Superficial Incisional Surgical Site Infection 0.73% 0.22% < .001 0.79% .746
 Deep Incisional Surgical Site Infection 0.41% 0.14% < .001 0.55% .305
 Organ/Space Surgical Site Infection 0.03% 0.01% .429 0.02% 1.000
 Infection Requiring Intravenous Antibiotics 0.38% 0.15% .001 0.42% .729
 Infection Requiring Oral Antibiotics 2.41% 0.70% < .001 2.63% .460
 Total Flap Loss (>90%) 0.00% 0.01% 1.000 0.01% 1.000
 Partial Flap Loss (10% - 90%) 0.08% 0.07% .749 0.18% .229
 Implant/Prosthesis Loss 0.08% 0.21% .122
 Transfusion, > 4 U RBC 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% 1.000
Return to Emergency Room 0.41% 0.14% < .001 0.57% .226
Readmission 0.79% 0.19% < .001 0.88% .586
Return to Operating Room 1.33% 0.87% .006 1.01% .106