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