2022
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Surgical Outcomes after Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction.
Sarver MM, Rames JD, Ren Y, Greenup RA, Shammas RL, Hwang ES, Hollenbeck ST, Hyslop T, Butler PD, Fayanju OM. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Surgical Outcomes after Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2022, 234: 760-771. PMID: 35426388, PMCID: PMC9347225, DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000000143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayLonger LOSPostmastectomy breast reconstructionPostoperative complicationsWhite womenBreast reconstructionBreast cancerNational Inpatient Sample databasePost-mastectomy reconstructionType of reconstructionRace/ethnicityPerioperative comorbiditiesPreoperative comorbiditiesComorbidity scorePerioperative complicationsPerioperative factorsPatient demographicsPerioperative outcomesSurgical complicationsComorbid conditionsSurgical outcomesPostmastectomy reconstructionMicrosurgical complicationsPrimary careAutologous reconstruction
2021
Persistent Disparities in Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction and Strategies for Mitigation
Butler PD, Morris MP, Momoh AO. Persistent Disparities in Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction and Strategies for Mitigation. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2021, 28: 6099-6108. PMID: 34287788, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-021-10487-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAfrican American womenPostmastectomy breast reconstructionBreast reconstructionReconstructive optionsBreast cancer care continuumAmerican womenRacial disparitiesPhysician referral patternsMore risk factorsStandard of careCancer care continuumBreast reconstruction ratesRacial differencesPersistent racial disparitiesPatient comorbiditiesClinical outcomesReferral patternsPatient knowledgeRisk factorsCare continuumSocial determinantsWhite womenDecision-making satisfactionWomenPersistent disparities
2019
Finishing Touches: Expanding Access to Nipple-areola Tattooing as a Component of Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction
Butler PD, Plana NM, Hastings AL. Finishing Touches: Expanding Access to Nipple-areola Tattooing as a Component of Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2019, 7: e2558. PMID: 31942320, PMCID: PMC6908362, DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000002558.Peer-Reviewed Original Research