Effect of health care disparities on procedure selection of autologous breast reconstruction in Florida.
Huayllani MT, Torres-Guzman RA, Avila FR, Advani PP, Spaulding AC, Cochuyt JJ, Nguyen MT, Lu X, Rinker BD, Forte AJ. Effect of health care disparities on procedure selection of autologous breast reconstruction in Florida. Breast Disease 2022, 41: 75-80. PMID: 34487016, DOI: 10.3233/bd-210004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutologous breast reconstructionBreast reconstructionFree flapFlap reconstructionReconstructive surgeryAutologous breast reconstructive surgeryFlorida Inpatient Discharge DatasetPatients 18 yearsBreast reconstructive surgeryMultivariate logistic regressionPedicled flap reconstructionHealth care disparitiesMann-Whitney testHispanic patientsIndependent associationAutologous reconstructionBreast cancerHigher oddsPatientsCare disparitiesPedicled flapsProcedure selectionLogistic regressionPrivate insuranceFlap