Quality of Surgical Outcomes Reporting in Plastic Surgery: A 15-Year Analysis of Complication Data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Postoperative complication data are integral to assessing patient outcomes and identifying areas for improving quality in surgical care. Accurate appraisal of surgical techniques requires consistency and reliability in complication data reporting. The purpose of this study was to analyze the quality of complication reporting in plastic surgery.

Methods

The authors critically reviewed the literature from January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2014, to identify articles reporting surgical outcomes after three index procedures: autologous breast reconstruction, prosthetic breast reconstruction, and reduction mammaplasty. Studies were extracted from the journals Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Annals of Plastic Surgery. Two authors independently analyzed data using a

SUBMITTER: Parikh RP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6034113 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature