Table 6.
Comparison of Variables between Cases Developing Postoperative Functional Weakness and Those Not
| Variables | Postop Functional Weakness | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Absence (n = 63, 82.9%) | Presence (n = 13, 17.1%) | ||
| Patient demographics | |||
| Age, y | 47.7 (±6.7) | 51.1 (±8.2) | 0.176 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 23.5 (±2.4) | 24.9 (±1.9) | 0.023 |
| Overweight/obesity | 15 (23.8%) | 7 (53.8%) | 0.030 |
| Diabetes | 1 (1.3%) | 0 | 0.647 |
| Active smoking | 1 (1.3%) | 0 | 0.647 |
| Hypertension | 6 (9.5%) | 3 (23.1%) | 0.169 |
| Previous abdominal operation history | 7 (11.1%) | 3 (23.1%) | 0.245 |
| Midline vertical scar | 1 (1.6%) | 1 (7.7%) | 0.211 |
| Pfannenstiel incision scar | 6 (9.5%) | 2 (15.4%) | 0.531 |
| Abdominal circumference | 86.2 (±7.2) | 87.2 (±7.7) | 0.817 |
| Operation related | |||
| Timing | 0.119 | ||
| Immediate | 39 (88.6%) | 5 (11.4%) | |
| Delayed | 24 (75.0%) | 8 (25.0%) | |
| Harvested flap size | |||
| Width | 28.7 (±4.7) | 32.5 (±5.2) | 0.025 |
| Height | 12.7 (±1.1) | 13.0 (±0.9) | 0.715 |
| Harvested flap weight | 674.3 (±247.4) | 816.7 (±314.7) | 0.166 |
| Rows of harvested perforators | 0.651 | ||
| Unilateral | 29 (87.9%) | 4 (12.1%) | 0.600 |
| Single row based | 22 (88.0%) | 3 (12.0%) | |
| Both rows based (medial and lateral) | 7 (87.5%) | 1 (12.5%) | |
| Bilateral | 34 (79.1%) | 9 (20.9%) | |
| No. harvested perforators | 4.2 (±1.8) | 4.6 (±1.1) | 0.310 |
| 1–3 (n, %) | 24 (85.7%) | 4 (14.3%) | 0.618 |
| 4 or more (n, %) | 39 (81.3%) | 9 (18.7%) | |
| Width of transected muscle, cm | 2.0 (±0.9) | 2.8 (±1.4) | 0.051 |
| Partial thickness | 1.7 (±1.1) | 2.3 (±0.8) | 0.019 |
| Full thickness | 0.3 (±0.7) | 0.4 (±1.1) | 0.546 |
| Width ratio of transected muscle to entire muscle | 0.17 (±0.08) | 0.22 (±0.10) | 0.087 |
| Partial thickness | 0.14 (±0.09) | 0.19 (±0.06) | 0.046 |
| Full thickness | 0.03 (±0.06) | 0.03 (±0.08) | 0.558 |
| Receiving chemotherapy after reconstruction | 14 (22.2%) | 2 (15.4%) | 0.582 |
Postop, postoperative.