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. 2020 May 27;8(5):e2841. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000002841

Table 5.

Comparisons of Complications across Datasets for Complete NSQIP and Propensity-weighted Complete TOPS

Overall Breast Reductions Prosthetic Reconstruction Autologous Reconstruction Free Flap Pressure Ulcer Repair
NSQIP-WM Weighted TOPS P NSQIP-WM Weighted TOPS P NSQIP-WM Weighted TOPS P NSQIP-WM Weighted TOPS P NSQIP-WM Weighted TOPS P NSQIP-WM Weighted TOPS P
N 79,399 29,053.7 18,463 15,647.6 43,081 11,396.2 12,541 1833.7 4285 191.9 1029 211
Medical complications 1758 (2.2) 121.4 (0.42) <0.001 118 (0.6) 22.5 (0.14) <0.001 603 (1.4) 54.0 (0.47) <0.001 325 (2.6) 8.1 (0.44) <0.001 555 (13.0) 1.5 (0.79) <0.001 157 (15.3) 7.2 (3.43) 0.003
Dehiscence 798 (1.0) 1701.9 (5.86) <0.001 126 (0.7) 946.3 (6.05) <0.001 261 (0.6) 416.9 (3.66) <0.001 194 (1.5) 210.9 (11.50) <0.001 181 (4.2) 8.5 (4.44) 0.889 36 (3.5) 35.5 (16.84) <0.001
Mortality 85 (0.1) 1.2 (0.00) <0.001 3 (0.0) 1.1 (0.01) 0.469 5 (0.0) 0.0 (0.00) NA 4 (0.0) 0.0 (0.00) NA 40 (0.9) 0.0 (0.00) NA 33 (3.2) 0.0 (0.00) NA
Venous thromboembolism 411 (0.5) 37.4 (0.13) <0.001 35 (0.2) 17.3 (0.11) 0.080 164 (0.4) 15.8 (0.14) 0.001 127 (1.0) 3.9 (0.21) <0.001 77 (1.8) 0.0 (0.00) NA 8 (0.8) 0.0 (0.00) NA
Return to OR 5225 (6.6) 1121.1 (3.86) <0.001 397 (2.2) 233.8 (1.49) <0.001 2623 (6.1) 542.8 (4.76) <0.001 1332 (10.6) 154.6 (8.43) 0.021 772 (18.0) 24.8 (12.93) 0.198 101 (9.8) 9.8 (4.64) 0.134
Surgical infection 2406 (3.0) 704.8 (2.43) <0.001 419 (2.3) 271.0 (1.73) 0.002 976 (2.3) 318.3 (2.79) 0.007 535 (4.3) 63.9 (3.48) 0.167 413 (9.6) 11.5 (5.97) 0.271 63 (6.1) 4.9 (2.32) 0.174