Enhanced Morbidity of Pectoralis Major Myocutaneous Flap Used for Salvage after Previously Failed Oncological Treatment and Unsuccessful Reconstructive Head and Neck Surgery

Table 3

Analysis of the variables determining major complications resulting from reconstruction.

Characteristic	Major complication*		Significance
	Yes	No
Age
<53 years	0 (0.0)	7 (58.3)	𝑃=0.044^□**
≥53 years	5 (100.0)	5 (41.7)
Stage
II	0 (0.0)	2 (16.7%)	𝑃=0.468^■
III	0 (0.0)	1 (8.3%)
IV	5 (100.0)	9 (75.0%)
Area reconstructed
Skin	1 (20.0)	6 (50.0)	𝑃=0.013^■**
Intraoral	1 (20.0)	6 (50.0)
Hypopharynx	3 (60.0)	0 (0.0)
Previous treatment
Radiation therapy	0 (0.0)	6 (50.0)	𝑃=0.002^■**
Surgery	1 (20.0)	6 (50.0)
Surgery + radiation  therapy	4 (80.0)	0 (0.0)
Need for blood transfusion
Yes	2 (40.0)	2 (16.7)	𝑃=0.538^□
No	3 (60.0)	10 (83.3)

Legend: □ Fischer’s exact test. ■ Chi-squared test. *Absolute number (%). **𝑃≤0.05 indicates statistical significance.