Research Article
Immediate versus Delayed Sarcoma Reconstruction: Impact on Outcomes
Table 3
Outcomes by reconstructive type (univariate).
| | Outcome | Delayed ( = 17) | Immediate ( = 53) | value1 |
| | Infection requiring IV antibiotics | 8 (47.1%) | 5 (9.4%) | 0.0016 | | Flap failure | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (5.7%) | 1.0000 | | Partial flap loss | 4 (23.5%) | 5 (9.4%) | 0.2059 | | Wound dehiscence/drainage | 11 (64.7%) | 16 (30.2%) | 0.0203 | | Hematoma | 4 (23.5%) | 3 (5.7%) | 0.0542 | | Seroma | 5 (29.4%) | 11 (20.8%) | 0.5133 |
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value is from Fisher’s exact test.
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