Quality Measures in Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction: Identifying Metrics to Improve Care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Specific measures tailored to the properties of individual procedures will ensure the appropriate evaluation of quality. Because postmastectomy breast reconstruction (PMBR) is becoming increasingly common, a review of the literature is timely to identify potential breast reconstruction-specific measures that can be applied by institutions and national healthcare organizations to improve quality.

Methods

We searched PubMed and Embase for studies examining the quality of care for patients undergoing PMBR. Data extracted from the articles include basic study characteristics, the number of quality metrics, type of quality metric (defined by Donabedian model), and the domain of quality (defined by the National Academy of Medicine).

Results

A total of 2,158 artic

SUBMITTER: Nasser JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7159953 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature