Research Article

Evaluation of Complication Rates after Breast Surgery Using Acellular Dermal Matrix: Median Follow-Up of Three Years

Table 1

Patient collective with ADM-implementation.

ADMProductNumber of ADM implants usedNumber of treated patientsAvg. patient age (years)Avg. follow-up time (months)

HADMEpiflex/DIZG151246 (36–76)40 (20–50)
PADMStrattice/LifeCell211656 (44–66)43 (30–54)
BADMTutomesh/RTI Surgical161353 (33–74)20 (12–31)

TotalAll ADMs524152 (3376)36 (1254)

Listing of matrix, name of ADM-product and its fabricant, amount of breast reconstructions (BR)/augmentations with usage of ADMs, number of patients treated with ADMs, average patient age and range in years, and average follow-up time + range in months of the given patient collective, which received a breast reconstruction with ADM; HADM: human ADM, PADM: porcine ADM, and BADM: bovine ADM.