Research Article
Catastrophic Outcomes in Free Tissue Transfer: A Six-Year Review of the NSQIP Database
Table 1
Population demographics: all free tissue transfers in NSQIP database from 2006 to 2011.
| | | All patients | | | () | | | | % |
| | Age (years, mean ± SD) | 54.3 ± 12.9 | | | BMI (kg/m2, mean ± SD) | 27.9 ± 6.3 | | | Sex | | | | Female | 1678 | 71.4% | | Male | 671 | 28.6% | | Race (%) | | | | White | 1732 | 73.7% | | Black | 244 | 10.4% | | Asian | 61 | 2.6% | | Other | 312 | 13.3% | | Clinical characteristics | | | | Active smoker within one year | 406 | 17.3% | | EtOH > 2 drinks/day | 76 | 3.2% | | Steroid use for chronic condition | 38 | 1.6% | | Radiotherapy <90 days | 36 | 1.5% | | Chemotherapy <30 days | 94 | 4.0% | | Previous OP <30 days | 121 | 5.1% | | Comorbidities | | | | Diabetes mellitus with oral agents or insulin | 204 | 8.7% | | Hypertension | 805 | 34.3% | | Dyspnea | 132 | 5.6% | | Bleeding disorders | 51 | 2.2% | | COPD | 66 | 2.8% | | Open wound/wound infection | 235 | 10.0% | | Disseminated cancer | 88 | 3.7% | | Number of patients with PVD | 25 | 1.1% | | Number of patients with CVD | 66 | 2.8% |
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denotes significant value, .
BMI: body mass index; EtOH: alcohol use; OP: operation; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; PVD: peripheral vascular disease; CVD: cerebrovascular disease.
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