Table 2.
Operative Details
| N | % | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planned bell excision (breasts) | 31 | 100 | ||
| Actual bell excision (breasts) | 28 | 90 | ||
| Bell pattern accommodated flap ischemia | 8 | 26 | ||
| Alternative excision due to ischemia | 1 | 3 | ||
| Alternative excision due to cancer resection | 2 | 6 | ||
| Planned expander (breasts) | 8 | 26 | ||
| Planned DTI (breasts) | 23 | 74 | ||
| Actual DTI (breasts) | 21 | 91 | ||
| Unplanned expander (breasts) | 2 | 9 | ||
| Unplanned TE due to ischemia | 1 | 4 | ||
| Unplanned TEBR due to cancer resection | 1 | 4 | ||
| N | Average | Low | High | |
| Prosthesis volume at index surgery | ||||
| Permanent silicone implant volume, cc | 21 | 550 | 375 | 700 |
| Expander intraoperative fill, cc air | 10 | 375 | 100 | 500 |
| Implant volume after exchange | 8 | 664 | 520 | 750 |
| OR cut time (bilateral cases only) | ||||
| DTI with bell excision, minutes | 8 | 219 | 160 | 300 |
| Expanders with bell excision, minutes | 3 | 245 | 210 | 275 |
DTI, direct to implant; OR, operating room; TE, tissue expander; TEBR, tissue-expander breast reconstruction.