Microsurgery influences breast reconstruction and its timing in patients with breast cancer: A population-based multilevel analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The number of post-mastectomy breast reconstructions performed in patients with breast cancer varies widely. This study aimed to assess geographic and temporal variability and associated factors from 2018 to 2020, including the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

This population-based cohort study was conducted in women who underwent mastectomy for invasive breast cancer from 2018 to 2020 in the Catalan public healthcare system, with follow-up until November 2022. Data were drawn from the Catalan hospital discharge registry. Random-effects logistic regression was performed to identify individual, temporal, and center-based variables influencing breast reconstruction and to assess the associations with immediate versus delayed reconstruction.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Manchon-Walsh P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11889613 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature