Racial disparities in surgical outcomes after mastectomy in 223 000 female breast cancer patients: a retrospective cohort study
Knoedler S, Kauke-Navarro M, Knoedler L, Friedrich S, Matar D, Diatta F, Mookerjee V, Ayyala H, Wu M, Kim B, Machens H, Pomahac B, Orgill D, Broer P, Panayi A. Racial disparities in surgical outcomes after mastectomy in 223 000 female breast cancer patients: a retrospective cohort study. International Journal Of Surgery 2023, 110: 684-699. PMID: 38052017, PMCID: PMC10871660, DOI: 10.1097/js9.0000000000000909.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmerican Indian/Alaska Native womenBreast cancer patientsAlaska Native womenSurgical complicationsRadical mastectomyPartial mastectomyCancer patientsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseFemale breast cancer patientsNon-home dischargeRetrospective cohort studyImprovement Program databaseLikelihood of readmissionBreast cancer mortalityBreast cancer surgeryAfrican American patientsAmerican Indians/Alaska NativesBlack/African AmericanNative Hawaiian/Pacific IslanderComplication occurrencePerioperative complicationsPerioperative outcomesAdverse events