Table 2.
Reconstructed breast characteristics.
| Breast characteristic | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Sample size; n | 136 | |
| Ischemia time; mean ± SD (minutes)a | 58.9 | ±23.7 |
| Breast side; n (%) | ||
| Left | 64 | (47.1%) |
| Right | 72 | (52.9%) |
| Reconstruction type; n (%) | ||
| DIEP | 124 | (91.1%) |
| SIEA | 2 | (1.5%) |
| PAP | 10 | (7.4%) |
| Timing; n (%) | ||
| Primary | 49 | (36.0%) |
| Secondary | 65 | (47.8%) |
| Tertiary | 22 | (16.2%) |
| Reason for mastectomy; n | ||
| In situ or invasive breast cancer | 77 | (56.6%) |
| Prophylactic | 53 | (39.0%) |
| Prophylactic after lumpectomy | 6 | (4.4%) |
| Radiation before reconstruction; n (%) | 52 | (38.2%) |
| Axillary lymph node dissection; n (%) | 36 | (26.5%) |
| Reconstruction combined with LNT | 22 | (16.2%) |
LNT = lymph node transplantation.
a
126 breasts (in 10 cases ischemia time unknown).