Table 3: Surgical outcomes using logistic regression.

 

Univariate logistic regression

Multivariate logistic regression

Variable

Odds ratio (95% CI)

p value

Odds ratio

p value

Complications

 

 

 

 

Prior nasal surgery (yes vs. no)

1.64 (0.46-4.56)

0.3840

1.49 (0.38-4.72)

0.5278

Anticoagulant use (yes vs. no)

1.00 (0.38-2.42)

0.9994

0.96 (0.34-2.49)

0.9371

Immunosuppressed (yes vs. no)

3.32 (1.05-8.85)

0.0241

3.05 (0.89-9.10)

0.0556

Site

 

 

 

 

    Ala (ref.)

-

-

-

-

    Sidewall

0.77 (0.23-2.37)

0.6604

3.01 (0.61-16.05)

0.1809

    Tip

1.18 (0.38-3.48)

0.7666

2.94 (0.82-10.63)

0.0939

    Dorsum

0.65 (0.14-2.29)

0.5271

3.80 (0.62-21.64)

0.1295

Multiple subunits involved (yes vs. no)

2.84 (1.19-6.77)

0.0170

1.57 (0.56-4.32)

0.3847

Defect area (cm2)

 

 

 

 

< 1 (ref.)   

-

-

-

-

    1-2

1.79 (0.55-5.80)

0.3221

1.10 (0.32-3.86)

0.8778

> 2

4.30 (1.56-12.91)

0.0058

1.06 (0.31-3.72)

0.9270

Repair type

 

 

 

 

    Advancement (ref.)

-

-

-

-

    Transposition flap

0.26 (0.01-1.81)

0.2341

0.34 (0.02-2.54)

0.3534

    Staged interpolation flap

4.06 (1.36-14.94)

0.0186

3.86 (0.78-20.66)

0.1000

    Rotation flap

1.10 (0.21-5.10)

0.8392

1.12 (0.21-5.47)

0.8859

    Full-thickness skin graft

1.11 (0.15-5.88)

0.9059

1.95 (0.22-12.88)

0.5027

Cartilage graft (yes vs. no)

7.14 (2.71-17.69)

< 0.0001

3.42 (0.90-14.24)

0.0767

Contour deformities

 

 

 

 

Prior nasal surgery (yes vs. no)

0.90 (0.26-2.35)

0.8404

1.02 (0.27-3.06)

0.9703

Anticoagulation (yes vs. no)

0.81 (0.37-1.68)

0.5907

0.87 (0.37-1.91)

0.7373

Immunosuppressed (yes vs. no)

1.34 (0.39-3.57)

0.5965

1.11 (0.29-3.34)

0.8635

Site

 

 

 

 

    Ala (ref.)

-

-

-

-

    Soft triangle

7.00 (0.81-60.67)

0.0575

5.05 (0.47-64.15)

0.1708

    Tip

0.31 (0.10-0.78)

0.0212

0.39 (0.12-1.08)

0.0882

    Dorsum

0.14 (0.02-0.47)

0.0076

0.35 (0.05-1.50)

0.2033

    Sidewall

0.20 (0.06-0.52)

0.0032

0.29 (0.07-0.98)

0.0587

Multiple subunits involved (yes vs. no)

2.60 (1.30-5.15)

0.0061

1.96 (0.86-4.38)

0.1043

Defect size (cm2)

 

 

 

 

< 1 (ref.)

-

-

-

-

    1-2

1.33 (0.53-3.23)

0.5212

1.01 (0.37-2.69)

0.9802

> 2

3.31 (1.50-7.44)

0.0030

1.52 (0.55-4.26)

0.4206

Repair type

 

 

 

 

Complex linear closure (ref.)

-

-

-

-

    Rotation flap

6.51 (0.94-128.5)

0.0967

3.90 (0.51-79.98)

0.2427

    Transposition flap

8.54 (1.49-161.0)

0.0465

4.27 (0.62-85.91)

0.2043

    Full-thickness skin graft

2.39 (0.09-61.22)

0.5402

0.88 (0.03-24.68)

0.9289

    Staged interpolation flap

35.10 (7.11-635.4)

0.0006

8.42 (1.14-175.8)

0.0695

Advancement

2.16 (0.20-46.80)

0.5320

1.22 (0.10-27.78)

0.0.8784

Cartilage defect (yes vs. no)

7.90 (3.62-16.73)

< 0.0001

1.36 (0.48-3.96)

0.5661