Inpatient versus Outpatient Immediate Alloplastic Breast Reconstruction: Recent Trends, Outcomes, and Safety.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Immediate alloplastic breast reconstruction was traditionally performed as an inpatient procedure. Despite several reports in the literature demonstrating comparable safety outcomes, there remains hesitancy to accept breast reconstruction performed as an outpatient procedure.

Methods

A retrospective review of National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data from 2014 to 2018 was utilized to evaluate recent trends and 30-day postoperative complication rates for inpatient versus outpatient immediate prosthetic-based breast reconstruction. Propensity score matching was used to obtain comparable groups.

Results

During the study period, 33,587 patients underwent immediate alloplastic breast reconstruction. Of those, 67.5% of patients were discharged within 24

SUBMITTER: Little AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10513287 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature