2024
The impact of age on outcomes after breast reduction surgery – A multi-institutional data analysis of 40,958 cases
Knoedler S, Perozzo F, Jiang J, Kosyk M, Alfertshofer M, Schenck T, Kern B, Sofo G, Knoedler L, Panayi A, Pomahac B, Kauke-Navarro M, Kim B. The impact of age on outcomes after breast reduction surgery – A multi-institutional data analysis of 40,958 cases. Journal Of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2024, 98: 318-330. PMID: 39321535, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2024.09.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReduction mammoplastyFemale patientsMedical complicationsImpact of ageAmerican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramPatients aged <Patients aged >Breast reduction surgeryAdult female patientsQuality Improvement ProgramPostoperative morbiditySurgical complicationsPostoperative outcomesPatient ageReduction surgeryDeterminants of riskMultivariate analysisAmerican CollegeComplicationsLow riskPatientsMammoplasty
2022
Racial disparities in short-term outcomes after breast reduction surgery–A National Surgical Quality Improvement Project Analysis with 23,268 patients using Propensity Score Matching
Haug V, Kadakia N, Wang AT, Dorante MI, Panayi AC, Kauke-Navarro M, Hundeshagen G, Diehm YF, Fischer S, Hirche C, Kneser U, Pomahac B. Racial disparities in short-term outcomes after breast reduction surgery–A National Surgical Quality Improvement Project Analysis with 23,268 patients using Propensity Score Matching. Journal Of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2022, 75: 1849-1857. PMID: 35131191, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2022.01.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast reduction surgeryPropensity scoreSurgical complicationsPreoperative variablesReduction surgerySurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseMajor surgical complicationsImprovement Program databaseMinor surgical complicationsShort-term outcomesNon-white patientsNumber of patientsEthnic health inequalitiesNon-white cohortsPostoperative outcomesDiabetes mellitusMajor complicationsMedical complicationsSurgical outcomesPatient ethnicityProgram databaseInclusion criteriaSurgical care