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

Table 4

Analysis of the variables determining failure in reconstruction.

Characteristic	Success in reconstruction*		Significance
	Yes	No
Age
<53 years	7 (53.8)	0 (0.0)	𝑃=0.103^□
≥53 years	6 (46.2)	4 (100.0)
Stage
II	2 (15.4)	0 (0.0)	𝑃=0.571^■
III	1 (7.7)	0 (0.0)
IV	10 (76.9)	4 (100.0)
Area reconstructed
Skin	6 (46.2)	1 (25.0)	𝑃=0.152^■
Intraoral	6 (46.2)	1 (25.0)
Hypopharynx	1 (7.6)	2 (50.0)
Previous treatment
Radiation therapy	6 (46.2)	0 (0.0)	𝑃=0.018^■**
Surgery	6 (46.2)	1 (25.0)
Surgery + radiation  therapy	1 (7.6)	3 (75.0)
Need for blood transfusion
Yes	2 (50.0)	2 (15.4)	𝑃=0.219^□
No	2 (50.0)	11 (84.6)

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