Table 2.
Summary of Bleeding or Clotting Complications from Selected Publications
| Cohort | VTE (N = 34) | Hematoma (N = 34) | Transfusion Required (N = 15) | Postoperative Anemia (N = 5) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | P | n | % | P | n | % | P | n | % | P | |
| OVERALL | 987 | 0.04% | 0.472 | 987 | 8.8% | <0.01 | 500 | 7.4% | <0.01 | 381 | 34.6% | <0.01 |
| OVERALL+ | 1277 | 0.06% | 1277 | 5.2% | 245 | 21.6% | 205 | 5.9% | ||||
| Abdominoplasty | 681 | 0.44% | 0.909 | 681 | 9.4% | <0.05 | 319 | 0.9% | <0.01 | 285 | 41.8% | <0.01 |
| Abdominoplasty+ | 1044 | 0.48% | 1044 | 6.2% | 192 | 17.7% | 205 | 5.9% | ||||
| Belt Lipectomy | 230 | 0.43% | <0.01 | 230 | 8.3% | 0.138 | 155 | 20.0% | <0.05 | Not enough data | ||
| Belt Lipectomy+ | 53 | 5.66% | 53 | 1.9% | 53 | 35.8% | ||||||
| Thighplasty | Not enough data | 76 | 5.3% | <0.05 | Not enough data | Not enough data | ||||||
| Thighplasty+ | 180 | 0.6% | ||||||||||
N = number of reporting studies; n = number of patients; VTE = venous thromboembolic event, which includes DVT or PE.
Boldface indicates statistical significance.