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Table 2 Postoperative complications

From: Flap fixation reduces seroma in patients undergoing mastectomy: a significant implication for clinical practice

 

Flap fixation

Historical control

p

N = 92

N = 88

Any complication

39.1 %

63.6 %

0.001

 Seroma

35.9 %

59.1 %

0.002

 Seroma requiring aspiration

15.2 %

43.2 %

<0.001

 Number of aspirations

0 (0–0)

0 (0–1)

<0.001

 Hematoma

5.4 %

1.1 %

0.21

 SSI

12.0 %

17.0 %

0.33

 Pneumothorax

0.0 %

1.1 %

0.49