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. 2021 Jan;10(1):207–218. doi: 10.21037/gs-20-581

Table 3. Postoperative complications, reported per reconstructed breast.

One-stage, breast n=32 Two-stage, breast n=29 P
Loss of implant, n (%; 95% CI) 5 (16%; 3–28%) 5 (17%; 4–31%) 0.86
Implant exchange, n (%; 95% CI) 4 (13%; 1–24%) 2 (7%; –2–16%) 0.46
Major 0.61
   None 23 22
   1 complication 7 7
   2 complications 2 0
Minor <0.0001‡*
   None 31 17
   1 complication 0 12
   2 complications 1 0

, test of two proportions; , Fisher’s exact test; *, denotes statistical significance.