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
2015
Racial and age disparities persist in immediate breast reconstruction: an updated analysis of 48,564 patients from the 2005 to 2011 American College of Surgeons National Surgery Quality Improvement Program data sets
Butler PD, Nelson JA, Fischer JP, Wink JD, Chang B, Fosnot J, Wu LC, Serletti JM. Racial and age disparities persist in immediate breast reconstruction: an updated analysis of 48,564 patients from the 2005 to 2011 American College of Surgeons National Surgery Quality Improvement Program data sets. The American Journal Of Surgery 2015, 212: 96-101. PMID: 26545345, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.08.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical complication rateNon-Caucasian raceAmerican CollegeComplication rateDiabetes mellitusOlder ageImmediate breast reconstruction ratesImmediate breast reconstructionMultivariate logistic regressionBreast reconstruction ratesLack of associationProgram data setCurrent smokingPatient comorbiditiesSurgical morbidityComorbid conditionsBreast reconstructionCardiovascular diseaseOlder womenLogistic regressionStudy periodAge disparitiesMellitusMastectomyPatients