Table 3. Open in new tab Complication...

Table 3.

Complication Profile

Complication	TAS (%)	CHG (%)	P value
SSI	4 (4.5)	7 (8.0)	0.35
Minor^a	2 (2.3)	1(1.1)	0.56
Major^b	2 (2.3)	6 (6.8)	0.15
Explantation^d	2 (2.3)	5 (4.5)	0.25
Necrosis^c	20 (22.7)	16 (18.2)	0.45
Hematoma	1 (1.1)	2 (2.3)	0.56
Seroma	2 (2.3)	3 (3.4)	0.65

Complication	TAS (%)	CHG (%)	P value
SSI	4 (4.5)	7 (8.0)	0.35
Minor^a	2 (2.3)	1(1.1)	0.56
Major^b	2 (2.3)	6 (6.8)	0.15
Explantation^d	2 (2.3)	5 (4.5)	0.25
Necrosis^c	20 (22.7)	16 (18.2)	0.45
Hematoma	1 (1.1)	2 (2.3)	0.56
Seroma	2 (2.3)	3 (3.4)	0.65

^aRequired oral antibiotics. CHG, chlorhexidine; SSI, surgical site infection; TAS, triple antibiotic solution.

^bRequired intravenous antibiotics, hospital admission, or incision and drainage/washout.

^cFull or partial thickness.

^dAn additional bilateral explant was performed secondary to development of persistent non-infectious rash.