Table 1.
Patients’ characteristics and surgical outcomes (N = 35).
| Mean or Count | SD or % | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient characteristics | |||
| Age | 42.57 | 15.61 | 18–76 |
| Smoking status | |||
| No smoker | 28 | 80% | |
| Smoker | 7 | 20% | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.28 | 3.40 | 20–34 |
| <25 (normal weight) | 12 | 34.5% | |
| 25–30 (overweight) | 17 | 48.5% | |
| >30 (obese) | 6 | 17% | |
| NTN distance | 30.12 cm | 4.88 cm | 20–41.50 |
| ≤30 cm | 16 | 45.5% | |
| >30 cm | 19 | 54.5% | |
| ASA score | |||
| 1 | 10 | 28.5% | |
| 2 | 22 | 63% | |
| 3 | 3 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | 0 | 0% | |
| Surgical outcomes | |||
| Tissue removed | |||
| Tissue removed (left) | 427 g | 233 g | 0–1045 g |
| Tissue removed (right) | 424 g | 283 g | 0–1262 g |
| Tissue removed (tot) | 826 g | 474 g | 15–2307 g |
| 0 < 500 g | 10 | 28.5% | |
| 500–1000 g | 12 | 34.5% | |
| 1000–1500 g | 10 | 28.5% | |
| 1500 g | 3 | 8.5% | |
| Removal of drains | |||
| Same day of the operation | 13 | 37% | |
| After one or more day | 22 | 63% | 0–10 days |
| Type of hospitalisation | |||
| Outpatient clinic | 21 | 60% | |
| Inpatient clinic | 14 | 40% | |
| Operation time * | 149 min | 34.5 min | 87–270 min |
| ≤180 min | 23 | 82% | |
| >180 min | 5 | 18% | |
| Other operations during the same session | |||
| None | 28 | 80% | |
| One or more | 7 | 20% | |
* patients with multiple operations (n = 7) were removed from the analysis. Legend: SD = Standard Deviation, NTN = notch-to-nipple distance, ASA = American Society of Anesthesia.