Table 2. Complication rates among prepectoral patients undergoing post mastectomy radiation therapy (adjuvant radiation therapy).
Study | No. breasts | Hematoma | Seroma | SSI | Dehiscence | Mastectomy flap necrosis | Explantation | Capsular contracture |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sbitany et al. | 26 | 2 (7.6%) | 2 (7.6%) | 11 (42%) | 4 (15%) | 4 (15%) | 4 (15%) | NR |
Elswick et al. | 93 | 1 (1%) | 1 (2%) | 9 (9.6%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) |
Sinnott et al. | 56 | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.7%) | 12 (21%) | 4 (7.1%) | 5 (8.9%) | 17 (30%) | 22 (39%) |
Overall | 175 | 3 (1.7%) | 4 (2%) | 32 (18%) | 9 (5.1%) | 10 (5.7%) | 22 (12.5%) | 23 (13.1%) |
SSI, surgical site infection; NR, not reported.