Statistical analyses
infection, postoperative pain, seroma, hematoma
DELAYED WOUND HEALING, POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS, SKIN NECROSIS, INFECTION, SEROMA, LYMPHEDEMA, HEMATOMA
The primary study endpoint was the presence of seroma 15 days after the surgery. Secondary endpoints were the operating time (in minutes), length of hospital stay (in days), the number of drainage procedures, the seroma volume drained in hospital on days 15, 30, and 90, postoperative pain (rated on a visual analog scale (VAS)), postoperative complications (delayed wound healing, infection, skin necrosis, lymphedema, and hematoma), and the esthetic outcomes.In a descriptive analysis, normally distributed quantitative variables were quoted as the mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM). Groups were compared using a chi-squared test or Fisher’s exact test. Other variables were analyzed using a 