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From: HubMed - breast cancer <rssfwd@rssfwd.com>
Date: Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 1:34 AM
Subject: Predicting complications following expander/implant breast reconstruction: an outcomes analysis based on preoperative clinical risk.
To: mesothelioma77@gmail.com
[1]Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008 Jun; 121(6): 1886-92
McCarthy CM, Mehrara BJ, Riedel E, Davidge K, Hinson A, Disa JJ, Cordeiro PG, Pusic AL
BACKGROUND: Complications following postmastectomy reconstruction can cause significant morbidity. The compound effect of individual risk factors on the development of complications following expander/implant reconstruction has not, however, been well delineated. This study evaluated the impact of clinical risk factors to predict complications following postmastectomy expander/implant reconstruction. METHODS: From 2003 through 2004, 1170 expander/implant reconstructions were performed at a single center. A prospectively maintained database was reviewed. Variables including age, smoking status, body mass index, history of diabetes, hypertension, chemotherapy and/or radiation, as well as timing and laterality of reconstruction were evaluated. The primary endpoint was the development of a complication; the secondary endpoint was failure of reconstruction. RESULTS: Over the 2 year study period, 1170 expander/implant reconstructions were performed in 884 patients. The odds of developing complications was 2.2 times greater in smokers (p
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Source: http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=18520873
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From: HubMed - breast cancer <rssfwd@rssfwd.com>
Date: Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 1:34 AM
Subject: Predicting complications following expander/implant breast reconstruction: an outcomes analysis based on preoperative clinical risk.
To: mesothelioma77@gmail.com
[1]Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008 Jun; 121(6): 1886-92
McCarthy CM, Mehrara BJ, Riedel E, Davidge K, Hinson A, Disa JJ, Cordeiro PG, Pusic AL
BACKGROUND: Complications following postmastectomy reconstruction can cause significant morbidity. The compound effect of individual risk factors on the development of complications following expander/implant reconstruction has not, however, been well delineated. This study evaluated the impact of clinical risk factors to predict complications following postmastectomy expander/implant reconstruction. METHODS: From 2003 through 2004, 1170 expander/implant reconstructions were performed at a single center. A prospectively maintained database was reviewed. Variables including age, smoking status, body mass index, history of diabetes, hypertension, chemotherapy and/or radiation, as well as timing and laterality of reconstruction were evaluated. The primary endpoint was the development of a complication; the secondary endpoint was failure of reconstruction. RESULTS: Over the 2 year study period, 1170 expander/implant reconstructions were performed in 884 patients. The odds of developing complications was 2.2 times greater in smokers (p
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Source: http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=18520873
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