Influence of race, insurance status, and geographic access to plastic surgeons on immediate breast reconstruction rates
Butler PD, Familusi O, Serletti JM, Fox JP. Influence of race, insurance status, and geographic access to plastic surgeons on immediate breast reconstruction rates. The American Journal Of Surgery 2017, 215: 987-994. PMID: 29103529, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.09.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmediate breast reconstructionIBR ratesCaucasian womenImmediate breast reconstruction ratesAmbulatory surgery dataBreast reconstruction ratesPlastic surgeon densityFinal cohortInsurance statusBreast reconstructionBreast cancerLargest absolute increaseHealth servicesSurgeon densitySurgery dataAdult womenPublic insuranceStatus subgroupsPrivate insuranceGeographic accessAsian womenAbsolute increasePlastic surgeonsWomenInfluence of raceThe Relationship Between Geographic Access to Plastic Surgeons and Breast Reconstruction Rates Among Women Undergoing Mastectomy for Cancer
Bauder AR, Gross CP, Killelea BK, Butler PD, Kovach SJ, Fox JP. The Relationship Between Geographic Access to Plastic Surgeons and Breast Reconstruction Rates Among Women Undergoing Mastectomy for Cancer. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2017, 78: 324-329. PMID: 28177978, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000000849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast reconstruction ratesPlastic surgeon densityBreast reconstructionSurgeon densityGeographic accessPlastic surgeonsHealth service area (HSA) levelAmbulatory surgery dataAppropriate clinical expertiseNational health care policyReconstruction rateHealth care policyFinal cohortInsurance statusPostmastectomy reconstructionBreast cancerClinical expertiseSurgery dataAdult womenMastectomyDensity areasRacial disparitiesSurgeonsCare policyWomen