Table 4.
Complication | Patient group |
p-value | |
---|---|---|---|
Pre-ERAS | ERAS | ||
Patients | 79 | 73 | |
Early complications, from surgery to discharge n (%) | |||
Partial flap loss | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 1.000 |
Complete flap loss | 4 (5.1) | 2 (2.7) | 0.683 |
Major bleeding | 4 (5.1) | 2 (2.7) | 0.683 |
Donor site necrosis | 0 (0) | 1 (1.4) | 0.480 |
Pneumothorax | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 1.000 |
Late complications, from discharge to 2 weeks n (%) | |||
Necrosis | 1 (1.3) | 3 (4.1) | 0.351 |
Surgical site infection | 3 (3.8) | 3 (4.1) | 1.000 |
Wound dehiscence | 1 (1.3) | 1 (1.4) | 1.000 |
Seroma | 3 (3.8) | 4 (5.5) | 0.711 |
Adverse health issues, n (%) | |||
DVT | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | – |
Pulmonary embolism | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | – |
Pneumonia | 1 (1.3) | 1 (1.4) | 1.000 |
Urinary tract infection | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 1.000 |
Constipation | 41 (52) | 25 (34) | 0.028a |
Statistical significant; Abbreviations: DVT, deep vein thrombosis.