TABLE 4.
Postoperative breast infection rates
| Characteristic | Overall (n = 3937) |
No Closure of Defect (n = 1664) |
Closure of Defect (n = 2273) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wound infection, n (%) | 332 (8.4%) | 175 (11%) | 157 (6.9%) | < 0.001 |
| Breast infection, n (%) | 213 (5.4%) | 108 (6.8%) | 105 (4.7%) | 0.010 |
| Axillary infection, n (%) | 134 (3.6%) | 78 (5.0%) | 56 (2.6%) | < 0.001 |
| True SSI, n (%) | 70 (1.8%) | 34 (2.0%) | 36 (1.6%) | 0.280 |
Bolded values indicate statistical significance; unknowns not included in all percentage calculations
SSI surgical site infection; wound infection includes breast and axillary infections.