Table 3.

Reconstructive Preferences in the Setting of Preoperative or Unknown Postoperative Radiation

Reconstructive Modality with a History of Radiation	Mean (SD)*	Preferred Option (%)	Least Preferred Option (%)
Implant-based	3.11 (1.14)	17.30%	53.80%
Direct autologous	1.73 (1.03)	59.60%	10.50%
Tissue expander to autologous	2.64 (0.93)	11.50%	19.90%
Implant and autologous	2.52 (0.89)	11.50%	15.70%
Reconstruction Timing with Unknown Postoperative Radiation	Mean (SD)†	Preferred Option (%)	Least Preferred Option (%)
Immediate	1.89 (0.86)	43%	32%
Delayed	2.25 (0.75)	18.40%	43.80%
Delayed-immediate	1.86 (0.78)	38.60%	24.10%
Reconstructive Modality with Unknown Postoperative Radiation	Preferred Option (%)
Immediate tissue expander placement	55.50%
Direct to implant	8.20%
Immediate autologous reconstruction	13.40%
Delayed reconstruction	21.40%
No reconstruction	0.20%

^*Ranked from one to four, with one being their most preferred and four their least preferred.

^†Ranked from one to three, with one being their most preferred and three their least preferred.