Table 4 Effects of flap fixation on seroma formation stratified by operation type
Seroma (%) | |||
Historical control | Flap fixation | p | |
Mastectomy | 8/14 (57.1 %) | 1/6 (16.7 %) | 0.16 |
Mastectomy and sentinel node | 26/42 (61.9 %) | 13/52 (25.0 %) | <0.001 |
Modified radical mastectomy | 18/32 (56.2 %) | 19/34 (55.9 %) | 0.98 |
Seroma requiring aspiration (%) | |||
Historical control | Flap fixation | p | |
Mastectomy | 6/14 (42.9 %) | 1/6 (16.7 %) | 0.35 |
Mastectomy and sentinel node | 19/42 (45.2 %) | 7/52 (13.5 %) | 0.001 |
Modified radical mastectomy | 13/32 (40.6 %) | 6/34 (17.6 %) | 0.04 |