Breast-Conserving Therapy Versus Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction: Propensity Score-Matched Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although studies have compared patient-reported outcomes (PROs) after breast conserving-therapy (BCT) and postmastectomy breast reconstruction (PMBR), they often have been confounded by treatment or other factors that complicate a direct comparison. This study aimed to compare PROs after BCT and PMBR by using propensity score-matching analysis.

Methods

Patients who underwent BCT or PMBR between 2010 and 2022 and completed the BREAST-Q were identified. Each BCT patient was matched to a PMBR patient using nearest-neighbor 1:1 matching with replacement for each BREAST-Q time point. Outcomes included all prospectively collected BREAST-Q domains preoperatively, at 6 months, and at 1, 2, and 3 years postoperatively. A 4-point difference was considered clinically meaning

SUBMITTER: Kim M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12778900 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature