Racial Disparity in Immediate Breast Reconstruction; a Gap That is not Closing.

ABSTRACT: Background: Immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) is offered as part of the standard-of-care to females undergoing mastectomy. Racial disparity in IBR has been previously reported with a longstanding call for its elimination, though unknown if this goal is achieved. The aim of this study was to examine the current association between race and IBR and to investigate whether racial disparity is diminishing. Methods: Data was extracted from the National Cancer Database (NCDB) from 2004 to 2016. All variables in the database were controlled so that the comparison would be made solely between Black and White females. We also analyzed the trend in racial disparity to see if there has been a change from 2004 to 2016 after several calls for healthcare equality. Results: After

SUBMITTER: Malekpour M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9537715 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature