A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on Microsurgical Safety and Efficacy of Profunda Artery Perforator Flap in Breast Reconstruction

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of included studies. NOS: Newcastle–Ottawa scale. BMI: body mass index.

							Sample size		Mean		No. of
Study	Author	Year	Origin	Reference	NOS	BMI(kg/m^2)	Patient	Flap	Flap weight(g)	Pedicle length(cm)	Complications	Failures
1	Hunter, J. E.et al	2015	UK	[34]	6	21.6	13	22	242	9.9	5	2
2	Ciudad, P.et al	2015	China	[35]	5	22.4	9	9	466.1	9.25	1	0
3	Mayo, J. L. et al	2015	USA	[36]	5	23.7	20	40	299	/	8	0
4	Allen, R. J. et al	2016	USA	[23]	6	22.5	96	164	367.4	10.2	31	1
5	Hupkens, P. et al	2016	NED	[37]	6	23.3	30	40	372.4	11	8	0
6	Ito R.et al	2016	China	[38]	5	23.5	5	7	257.1	9.4	1	0
7	Bodin, F.et al	2016	France	[39]	5	21.7	4	4	303	9	1	0
8	Stalder, M.W.et al	2016	USA	[40]	6	24.8	22	44	/	/	10	1
9	Haddock, N. T.et al	2017	USA	[41]	6	26.8	56	101	425	10.3	21	2
10	Fosseprez, P. et al	2017	France	[27]	5	22.73	15	17	/	/	8	2
11	Dajiang Song et al	2017	China	[42]	5	/	6	6	345	7.2	1	0
12	Hunsinger,V. et al	2018	France	[43]	6	23.6	51	62	309.4	10.7	18	2