Table 2 The outcomes of 78 patients during hospitalization and follow-up

Surgical time

5.5 h (4.5–7.5 h, range)

Ischemia time

1.8 h (1.1–3.5 h, range)

Flap size (cm²)

160 cm² (8–260 cm², range)

Flap (recipient) artery (diameter, mm)

1.0 mm (0.5–2.5 mm, range)

Donor artery (diameter, mm)

2.0 mm (0.8–4.5 mm, range)

Size discrepancy (fold)

1:2.5 (1:1.6–1:4, range)

Num. of anastomosed veins

3 (1–4, range)

Vessel crisis

3 (3.8%, 3/78)

Flap failure

1 (1.2%, 1/78)

Delayed wound healing

7 (9.0%, 7/78)

One-stage flap survival

75 (96.2%, 75/78)

Overall flap survival

77 (98.7%, 77/78)

Reshaping surgery

12 (15.4%, 12/78)