Research Article

Outcome Assessment According to the Thickness and Direction of the Acellular Dermal Matrix after Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction

Table 6

Postoperative complications.

Reverse (-)Reverse (+)OR95% CI value

Total complication (, %)1 (7.14%)2 (22.22%)0.2690.021-3.5190.538
 Minor12
 Major00
Capsular contracture00NE
Rippling02 (22.22%)NE
Nipple sloughing00NE
Rotation00NE
Animation00NE
RBS1 (7.14%)0NE
Mastectomy flap necrosis00NE
Seroma00NE
Hematoma00NE

Major: the complications which needed secondary surgical procedures. Minor: the complications which did not need secondary surgical procedures. ADM: acellular dermal matrix; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; NE: not estimated; RBS: red breast syndrome.