Table 3.
Patient Complications Divided by Those Procedures that Took Greater Than, and More Than, 4 Hours
| Under 4 h | Over 4 h | Total DIEPs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdominal wounds | 1 | 3.3% | 1 | 5.0% | 2 | 4.0% |
| Seromas | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Vessel revisions | 3 | 2.5% | 9 | 11.3%* | 12 | 6.0% |
| Blood transfusions | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| DVT | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| PE | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Return to OR | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Flap losses | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
*Statistically significant (P = 0.01). DVT, deep vein thrombosis; PE, pulmonary embolism; OR, operating room.