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Table 1 Baseline and operative characteristics

From: A randomised controlled feasibility trial to evaluate local heat preconditioning on wound healing after reconstructive breast surgery: the preHEAT trial

 

Control n = 70

Heated n = 71

Total n = 141

Age (mean)

50.5

50.6

50.6

BMI (kg/m2 mean)

28.6

27.7

28.1

Ethnicity

 White

47 (67%)

52 (73%)

99 (70%)

 Black

19 (27%)

13 (18%)

32 (23%)

 Mixed race

2 (3%)

3 (4%)

5 (4%)

 Other

1 (1%)

2 (3%)

3 (2%)

Diabetic (n, %)

1 (1%)

4 (6%)

5 (4%)

Not diabetic

69 (99%)

67 (94%)

136 (96%)

Smoker (n, %)

8 (11%)

10 (14%)

18 (13%)

Non-smoker

62 (89%)

61 (86%)

123 (87%)

BRCA status (n, %)

 Carrier

13 (19%)

13% (18%)

26 (18%)

 Non-carrier

57 (81%)

58 (82%)

115 (82%)

Neo-adjuvant therapy

 None

48 (69%)

53 (76%)

101 (72%)

 Chemotherapy only

16 (23%)

11 (16%)

27 (19%)

 Radiotherapy only

2 (3%)

2 (3%)

4 (3%)

 Chemotherapy and radiotherapy

4 (6%)

4 (6%)

8 (6%)

Preoperative details

Sternal notch to nipple distance (cm, mean)

25.6 (n = 47)

25.3 (n = 48)

25.5

Breast cup size

n = 64

n = 66

 

 A-D

43

43

 DD-JJ

21

23

Operative details

Type of reconstruction

 Implant

13 (19%)

13 (18%)

26 (18%)

 Autologous

57 (81%)

58 (82%)

115 (82%)

Type of mastectomy

n = 66

n = 70

 SSM

60 (91%)

63 (93%)

 NSM

2 (3%)

5 (7%)

 Other

4 (6%)

2 (2%)