Pollhammer, Michael S. and Duscher, Dominik and Pagani, Andrea and Zaussinger, Maximilian and Wenny, Raphael and Zucal, Isabel and Schmidt, Manfred and Prantl, Lukas and Huemer, Georg M. (2024) The Clavien-Dindo Classification for Body-Contouring Surgery Complications: Evaluation of 602 Cases. LIFE-BASEL, 14 (9): 1120. ISSN , 2075-1729
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Background: Due to the high frequency of postoperative complications after body-contouring surgeries, the need for a unifying postoperative complication grading system that correlates with outcomes is of key importance. Here we therefore consider the application of the Clavien-Dindo classification to evaluate postoperative complications after body-contouring surgeries. Methods: A retrospective study on 602 patients who underwent body-contouring surgery between 2009 and 2015 at our institution was performed. The length of hospital stays, age, sex, follow-up visits, and postoperative complications were evaluated and classified using the Clavien-Dindo classification. Results: We raised a total of 672 body-contouring procedures on 602 patients (563 female, 39 male). According to the Clavien-Dindo System, the severity of postoperative complications following body-contouring procedures was significantly correlated with the duration of hospitalization (mean 5.8 +/- 2.7 days) and the number of follow-up visits (mean 4.4 +/- 4.7). Conclusions: The Clavien-Dindo classification offers a valid prediction for postoperative hospital stay and the number of follow-up visits after body-reshaping surgery. By becoming a validated and reliable grading system that correlates patients' outcomes after body-contouring procedures, this classification has the potential to significantly improve patients' healthcare and quality of life.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | MASSIVE WEIGHT-LOSS; SURGICAL COMPLICATIONS; BARIATRIC SURGERY; OUTCOMES; CANCER; Clavien-Dindo classification; postoperative complications; body contouring; reconstructive surgery |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Zentren des Universitätsklinikums Regensburg > Zentrum für Plastische-, Hand- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Jan 2026 14:06 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jan 2026 14:06 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/64517 |
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