Table 3. Postoperative complications, reported per reconstructed breast.
One-stage, breast n=32 | Two-stage, breast n=29 | P | |
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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.