Same-day mastectomy and axillary lymph node dissection is safe for most patients with breast cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety of same-day mastectomy, with or without a sentinel node biopsy (SNB) and/or axillary lymph node dissection (ALND).

Methods

In this retrospective study, we reviewed 913 consecutive women who underwent a simple mastectomy for breast cancer between the years 2014 and 2019 and were treated either with same-day surgery (SDS) or an overnight stay (OS) regime. We reviewed all surgical complications, any unplanned return to care (RTC) and the rehospitalization rate for 30 postoperative days.

Results

A total of 259 patients (28%) were treated with SDS and 654 patients (72%) with an OS regime. There was no difference in RTC (odds ratio: 0.79 [95% confidence interval: 0.53-1.18], p = 0.26) or any major com

SUBMITTER: Tamminen A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9303414 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature