Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Surgical Outcomes after Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Women of color with breast cancer are less likely to undergo post-mastectomy reconstruction compared with White women, but it is unclear whether their perioperative outcomes are worse. The goal of this study was to investigate differences in preoperative comorbidities and postoperative complications by race/ethnicity among women with breast cancer undergoing postmastectomy reconstruction.

Study design

Data were collected from the National Inpatient Sample database of the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project from 2012 to 2016. Patient demographics, types of reconstruction, comorbid conditions, Charlson-Deyo Combined Comorbidity (CDCC) scores, length of stay (LOS), and perioperative complications were abstracted. Multivariate linear and logistic regression were p

SUBMITTER: Sarver MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9347225 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature