Table 5.

Major Complications

	Controls	TAP-Cath	TAP-LB	p
No.	40	48	40
Total major*	2	6	3	0.4585
30-day readmission	0	3	1	0.3886
Return to OR†	2	7	3	0.7145
Flap loss (rate)	0	2	2	0.8550
Transfusions	1	11	1	0.0084
Other‡	2	5	1	0.3061

TAP-Cath, transversus abdominis plane–catheter; TAP-LB, transversus abdominis plane–liposomal bupivacaine; OR, operating room.

^*Total number of patients experiencing major complications.

^†May include multiple return trips to the operating room for a single patient.

^‡Other complications include hematoma, surgical-site infections, and wound dehiscence.