African-American women have equivalent outcomes following autologous free flap breast reconstruction despite greater preoperative risk factors
Butler PD, Nelson JA, Fischer JP, Chang B, Kanchwala S, Wu LC, Serletti JM. African-American women have equivalent outcomes following autologous free flap breast reconstruction despite greater preoperative risk factors. The American Journal Of Surgery 2014, 209: 589-596. PMID: 25576165, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2014.11.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreoperative risk factorsAutologous breast reconstructionBreast cancer patientsBreast reconstructionRisk factorsCancer patientsAfrican American breast cancer patientsAutologous free flap breast reconstructionFemale breast cancer patientsFree flap breast reconstructionFlap breast reconstructionAfrican American patientsBreast cancer treatmentAutologous tissue transferAfrican American womenPreoperative comorbiditiesPostoperative complicationsPostoperative morbidityPreoperative characteristicsClinical outcomesSingle institutionCaucasian patientsEquivalent outcomesHealthcare disparitiesPatientsDespite elevated preoperative risk factors, equivalent outcomes for autologous breast reconstruction in African American women
Butler P, Nelson J, Fischer J, Chang B, Serletti J, Wu L. Despite elevated preoperative risk factors, equivalent outcomes for autologous breast reconstruction in African American women. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2014, 219: e153. DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2014.07.797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPreoperative risk factorsAutologous breast reconstructionAfrican American womenBreast reconstructionRisk factorsEquivalent outcomesAmerican women