The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on alloplastic breast reconstruction: An analysis of national outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Immediate alloplastic breast reconstruction shifted to the outpatient setting during the COVID-19 pandemic to conserve inpatient hospital beds while providing timely oncologic care. We examine the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database for trends in and safety of outpatient breast reconstruction during the pandemic.

Methods

NSQIP data were filtered for immediate alloplastic breast reconstructions between April and December of 2019 (before-COVID) and 2020 (during-COVID); the proportion of outpatient procedures was compared. Thirty-day complications were compared for noninferiority between propensity-matched outpatients and inpatients utilizing a 1% risk difference margin.

Results

During COVID, immediate alloplastic breast reconstructi

SUBMITTER: Chiang SN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9088498 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature