A New Start with HAART: Evaluating Breast Reconstruction in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As HIV-positive individuals utilizing highly active antiretroviral therapy live longer, the burden of breast cancer increases in the population. Breast reconstruction is an integral aspect of surgical treatment for many patients after a breast cancer diagnosis, prompting this examination of the characteristics and outcomes of breast reconstruction in this growing patient population.

Methods

Using Merative MarketScan Research Databases, a large multipayer database, HIV-positive adult patients who underwent autologous or implant-based breast reconstruction between 2007 and 2021 were identified using International Classification of Disease codes and Common Procedural Terminology codes. In both HIV-positive and -negative cohorts, patient demographics, procedure-relate

SUBMITTER: Amakiri UO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11305706 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature