Table 3.
Comparison of flap characteristics between patients who did or did not experience postoperative complications
| Total Cohort (n=192) | No bleeding or transfusion (n=134, 69.8%) | Bleeding or transfusion (n=58, 30.2%) | P | No nonbleeding complication (n=175, 91.1%) | Any nonbleeding complication (n=17, 8.9%) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of flaps | |||||||
| One | 183 (95.3) | 129 (96.3) | 54 (93.1) | 0.341 | 166 (94.9) | 17 (100.0) | 0.338 |
| Two or more | 9 (4.7) | 5 (3.7) | 4 (6.9) | 9 (5.1) | 0 | ||
| Flap type | |||||||
| Bone | 114 (59.4) | 81 (60.4) | 33 (56.9) | 0.508 | 112 (64.0) | 2 (11.8) | <0.001 |
| Skin | 21 (10.9) | 16 (11.9) | 5 (8.6) | 16 (9.1) | 5 (29.4) | ||
| Muscle | 28 (14.6) | 17 (12.7) | 11 (19.0) | 21 (12.0) | 7 (41.2) | ||
| Fascial | 9 (4.7) | 8 (6.0) | 1 (1.7) | 9 (5.1) | 0 | ||
| Osteocutaneous | 16 (8.3) | 10 (7.5) | 6 (10.3) | 13 (7.4) | 3 (17.6) | ||
| Mixed | 4 (2.1) | 2 (1.5) | 2 (3.4) | 4 (2.3) | 0 | ||
| Flap location* | |||||||
| Head and neck | 87 (47.5) | 68 (54.4) | 19 (32.8) | <0.001 | 74 (44.6) | 13 (76.5) | 0.086 |
| Trunk | 38 (20.8) | 13 (10.4) | 25 (43.1) | 37 (22.3) | 1 (5.9) | ||
| Upper extremity | 4 (2.2) | 3 (2.4) | 1 (1.7) | 4 (2.4) | 0 | ||
| Lower extremity | 54 (29.5) | 41 (32.8) | 13 (22.4) | 51 (30.7) | 3 (17.6) |
*Unknowns excluded