Table 3 Postoperative consultations.
From: Efficacy and aesthetic outcomes for quilting sutures in the prevention of seroma after mastectomy
Quilting group | Control group | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | ||
Consultation on day 15 (number of patients) | 39 | 40 | |
seroma | 12 (30.8) | 21 (52.5) | 0.05 |
drainage (number of patients) | 7 (17.9) | 18 (45) | 0.015 |
drainage volume (ml) | 76.4 ± 84.4 | 258 ± 165 | 0.015 |
Pain (VAS) | 2.7 ± 1.4 | 3.8 ± 1.9 | 0.2 |
complications | 6 (15.4) | 6 (15) | 0.96 |
delayed wound healing | 0 | 0 | |
infection | 1 | 1 | |
skin necrosis | 1 | 4 | |
lymphedema | 1 | 0 | |
hematoma | 2 | 1 | |
other | 3 | 1 | |
Consultation on day 30 (number of patients) | 37 | 43 | |
seroma | 3 (8.1) | 10 (23.3) | 0.07 |
drainage (number of patients) | 1 (2.7) | 7 (16.3) | 0.04 |
drainage volume (ml) | 130 | 105.7 ± 76.6 | 0.67 |
Pain (VAS) | 2 ± 1.7 | 3.6 ± 1.6 | 0.14 |
complications | 5 (13.5) | 6 (14) | 0.92 |
delayed wound healing | 0 | 1 | |
infection | 1 | 0 | |
skin necrosis | 0 | 3 | |
lymphedema | 1 | 0 | |
hematoma | 1 | 2 | |
other | 2 | 0 | |
Time interval between surgery and adjuvant therapy (days) | 45.1 ± 20.9 | 38.8 ± 15.2 | 0.17 |
