Comparing complications and perioperative teams in microsurgical breast reconstruction: retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Subspecialization with dedicated perioperative teams has become common practice in some surgical disciplines. While surgeon experience, the number of surgeons involved, and enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathways are known factors affecting the outcome after microsurgical breast reconstruction, the impact of the perioperative team has not been studied.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study consisting of a chart review of all patients who underwent microsurgical breast reconstruction from January 2019-April 2020. Surgery was performed by three microsurgeons at two institutions with different perioperative teams-one being a small clinic [private clinic (PC), 33 beds] and the other being a larger hospital [corporate hospital (CH), 335 beds]. Patie

SUBMITTER: Speck NE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9742050 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature