Table 5.
Delayed breast reconstruction procedures in the pandemic year 2020 and in the pre-pandemic year 2019 in the 3 subgroups: Lombardy; Northern Italy except Lombardy; Central and Southern Italy
| Lombardy | 2020 | 2019 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Delayed reconstruction |
Expander to implant | 675 | 681 | ns |
| Flap | 20 | 50 | < 0.01 | |
| tot | 695 | 731 | ns | |
| Northern Italy except Lombardy | ||||
|
Delayed reconstruction |
Expander to implant | 337 | 358 | < 0.01 |
| Flap | 7 | 13 | ns | |
| tot | 344 | 371 | < 0.01 | |
| Central and Southern Italy | ||||
| Delayed reconstruction | Expander to implant | 213 | 297 | < 0.01 |
| Flap | 73 | 68 | ns | |
| tot | 286 | 365 | < 0.01 | |
Data shown as absolute frequency. Chi-squared test for ordinal/binomial variables
Bold emphasized values are statistically significant