Recommendations for a Canadian Breast Implant Registry.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Use of breast implants has nearly doubled for reconstructive and aesthetic surgery throughout North America. This growing demand highlights the need for breast implant registries to monitor safety and quality of care. Despite wide adoption of implant registries in other countries, there is currently no Canadian system to track implantation of breast prostheses. This review aimed to inform the development and implementation of a Canadian breast implant registry (BIR). Methods: A systematic review was conducted to include searches of Medline Ovid, Web of Science, Embase Ovid and grey literature databases. Data were extracted for: patient participation, registry structure, data quality, funding and reporting outputs. Results: Of 1577 articles, a total of 19

SUBMITTER: Rea VMS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12264254 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature