Smoking increases donor site complications in breast reconstruction with DIEP flap

Abstract

It was found that former smokers had a risk for donor site complication more than double that of never smokers (OR =2.12, CI =1.10-4.10, p = 0.025). Differences in BMI within the range from 18-33.7 did not have any significant impact on complication rates, neither at the donor site nor at the breast.