Association of Preoperative Sarcopenia with Adverse Outcomes of Breast Reconstruction Using Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery Perforator Flap

Autor: Sungjin, Kim, Kyeong-Tae, Lee, Byung-Joon, Jeon, Jai Kyong, Pyon, Goo-Hyun, Mun
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Annals of Surgical Oncology. 29:3800-3808
ISSN: 1534-4681
1068-9265
Popis: Sarcopenia, defined as a significant loss of skeletal muscle mass and function, is suggested to be associated with an increased risk of complications after various surgical interventions. However, evidence regarding sarcopenia in microsurgical breast reconstruction has been lacking. The present study was designed to evaluate the association between preoperative sarcopenia and adverse outcomes in deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap-based breast reconstruction.Patients who underwent breast reconstruction using DIEP flap between 2009 and 2018 were reviewed. Sarcopenia was defined as a skeletal muscle index 38.5 cmIn total, 557 patients were analyzed, of which 154 (27.6%) had preoperative sarcopenia. The sarcopenia group had a significantly lower body mass index, a lower elevated flap weight, and greater use of bipedicled flaps compared to the nonsarcopenia group. Complications developed in 128 patients (23.0%) and were more prevalent in the sarcopenia group. Preoperative sarcopenia was associated with a significantly higher rate of complications, including breast hematoma, breast wound problems, abdominal functional weakness, and reoperation in the multivariable analyses. Similar associations were observed in the propensity score matching analysis.Preoperative sarcopenia appears to be associated with adverse outcomes in DIEP flap-based breast reconstruction.
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