Reconstruction of the Irradiated Breast: A National Claims-Based Assessment of Postoperative Morbidity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Implant-based reconstruction rates have risen among irradiation-treated breast cancer patients in the United States. This study aims to assess the morbidity associated with various breast reconstruction techniques in irradiated patients.

Methods

From the MarketScan Commercial Claims and Encounters database, the authors selected breast cancer patients who had undergone mastectomy, irradiation, and breast reconstruction from 2009 to 2012. Demographic and clinical treatment data, including data on the timing of irradiation relative to breast reconstruction were recorded. Complications and failures after implant and autologous reconstruction were also recorded. A multivariable logistic regression model was developed with postoperative complications as the dependent va

SUBMITTER: Chetta MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5373960 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature