Table 3.
Comparison of respective rates of explantation between sub-groups: (1) PMRT before vs. (2) PMRT after implant placement in two-stage expander-implant breast reconstruction; pts = patients; F/U = follow-up (months).
| PMRT Before Implant Placement | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Year | N pts | N Breasts | Age, y (mean) | F/U (mo) | Explantation | |
| Nava et al. | 2011 | 50 | 50 | 49 | - | 20 (40%) | |
| Baschnagel et al. | 2012 | 90 | 90 | 45 | 24.1 | 3 (3.3%) | |
| Brooks et al. | 2012 | - | 97 | 48.5 | 40.8 | 16 (16.5%) | |
| Sbitany et al. | 2014 | - | 113 | 43.9 | 25 | 20 (17.7%) | |
| Ho et al. | 2014 | - | 113 | 46.1 | 37.3 | 15 (13.3%) | |
| Hirsch et al. | 2014 | 237 | 240 | 47 | 33 | 33 (14%) | |
| Fowble et al. | 2015 | 99 | 99 | 44 | 45 | 18 (18%) | |
| Santosa et al. | 2016 | 104 | 176 | 47.7 | 16.8 | 3 (1.7%) | |
| Chen et al. | 2016 | 38 | 38 | 50.3 | 37.8 | 1 (2.6%) | |
| Wang et al. | 2016 | - | 129 | 47 | 26 | 19 (15%) | |
| Pooled totals | 1145 | 148 (12.93%) | * p = 0.427821 | ||||
| Chi-square value = 0.6287 | |||||||
| PMRT After Implant Placement | |||||||
| Author | Year | N pts | N Breasts | Age, y (mean) | F/U (mo) | Explantation | |
| Anderson et al. | 2009 | 74 | 84 | 49 | 48 | 3 (3.6%) | |
| Nava et al. | 2011 | 109 | 109 | 49 | - | 7 (6.4%) | |
| Ho et al. | 2012 | 151 | 151 | 44 | 86 | 38 (25.2%) | |
| Santosa et al. | 2016 | 46 | 76 | 45 | 14.1 | 0 (0%) | |
| Pooled totals | 420 | 48 (11.43%) | |||||