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. 2020 Mar 20;8(3):e2668. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000002668

Table 2.

Procedure Characteristics

LD + Immediate Fat Grafting Free Tissue Transfer P
Number or Mean ± S.D. Percentage or Median (Range) Number or Mean ± S.D. Percentage or Median (Range)
Operative duration (minutes)*
 Unilateral cases 294.4 ± 80.3 282 (205–403) 448.1 ± 76.6 474 (299–533) 0.019
 Bilateral cases 482.4 ± 104.7 477 (329–666) 608.0 ± 154.3 596 (342–933) 0.018
Length of stay (days) 2.6 ± 1.4 2 (1–6) 4.65 ± 1.6 4 (2–9) < 0.001
Drain time (days) 17.3 ± 5.8 16 (10–29) 16.3 ± 6.3 14 (4–34) 0.341
Mastectomy weight (g) 956.7 ± 286.8 921 (590–1642) 864.1 ± 336.9 817 (183–1788) 0.161
Volume immediate fat graft (mL) 188.9 ± 92.2 200 (60–420)
Presence of breast revision 20 76.9% 88 71.5% 0.638
No. breast revisions† 1.15 ± 0.881 1 (0–3) 1.19 ± 1.035 1 (0–4) 0.916
No. donor-site revisions 0.23 ± 0.59 0 (0–2) 0.78 ± 0.82 1 (0–3) < 0.001
Volume subsequent fat graft (mL) 194.3 ± 168.4 178 (0–580) 108.8 ± 135.1 80 (0–675) 0.01
Total fat graft volume (mL) 383.2 ± 174.8 355 (100–780) 108.8 ± 135.1 80 (0–675) 0.01
Requirement of implant 0 0% 8 6.5% 0.351

*Operative duration and length of stay expressed per patient.

†Number of breast revisions excludes nipple reconstruction procedures.

LD, latissimus dorsi.