Table 5 Surgical complications, duration of hospital stay, and hospital costs of patients

Donor site complications

- No

- Yes

50 (98.0)

43 (84.3)

0.031^d

- Bleeding

- Wound dehiscence

- Partial loss of skin graft

- Restricted neck/arm function

1 (2.0)

-

-

-

1 (1.9)

-

2 (3.9)

5 (9.8)

Recipient site complications

- No

- Yes

43 (86.0)

34 (66.7)

0.034^d

- Orocutaneous fistula

- Wound dehiscence

- Minor infection

- Hematoma

-

4 (7.8)

2 (3.9)

2 (3.9)

3 (5.9)

7 (13.7)

7 (13.7)

2 (3.9)

Flap Complications

- No

- Yes

46 (90.2)

44 (86.3)

0.760

- Partial flap loss

- Revision of the anastomosis

5 (9.6)

-

5 (9.6)

2 (3.9)

Hospital stay (median (IQR);days)^c

19 (15–24)

22 (17–30)

0.018^d

Hospital costs (median (IQR);USD)^c

4,098

(3,206-5,104)

6,243

(5,389-6,966)

< 0.001^d