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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Reconstr Microsurg. 2021 Aug 17;38(5):343–360. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1733922

Table 6:

Adjusted Postoperative Outcomes

Outcome Free Flap (N = 1297) Pedicled Flap (N = 208) Other Reconstruction (N = 3207)
Total Operative Time (min)
 Mean (SD) 578.30 (165.76) 440.14 (147.76) 326.08 (198.73)
 Median (Q1, Q3) 569.0 (468.0, 674.0) 428.0 (345.0, 500.0) 309.0 (170.0, 455.0)
Wound classification
 Clean 10.9% 9.8% 9.7%
 Clean/Contaminated 85.3% 86.3% 86.5%
 Contaminated 3.8% 3.9% 3.9%
Superficial Incisional SSI 5.4% 7.7% 4.6%
Deep Incisional SSI 3.8% 6.1% 3.9%
Organ Space SSI 2.3% 4.9% 1.8%
Wound dehiscence 4.9% 7.7% 4.9%
Pneumonia 7.5% 9.6% 5.8%
Unplanned Intubation 3.9% 2.1% 1.5%
Pulmonary Embolism 0.5% 0.3% 0.2%
Mechanical Ventilation>48hrs 6.9% 2.4% 3.8%
Progressive Renal Insufficiency 0.2% 0.3% 0.1%
Urinary Tract Infection 1.6% 1.2% 1.4%
Occurrences CVA 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
Cardiac Arrest 1.0% 1.2% 1.1%
Myocardial Infarction 0.6% 0.8% 0.4%
Bleeding requiring transfusion 36.3% 27.0% 14.5%
DVT/Thrombophlebitis 1.0% 2.7% 0.7%
Sepsis 3.1% 8.7% 3.1%
Septic Shock 0.5% 2.3% 0.7%
Composite DVT outcome 1.5% 3.0% 0.9%
Composite Cardiac Outcome 1.8% 2.0% 1.8%
Composite Infection Outcome 13.0% 23.3% 11.8%
Unplanned Reoperation 19.8% 18.3% 10.6%