Breast reconstruction patterns from a Swedish nation-wide survey

The overall aim of the Swedish Breast Reconstruction Outcome Study was to investigate national long-term outcomes after mastectomy with or without breast reconstruction. The current report evaluates breast reconstruction (BR) patterns in Sweden over time. This is a cross-sectional, registry-based st...

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Published in:European journal of surgical oncology 2020-10, Vol.46 (10), p.1867-1873
Main Authors: Unukovych, Dmytro, Gümüscü, Rojda, Wärnberg, Fredrik, de Boniface, Jana, Eriksen, Catharina, Sund, Malin, Nåsell, Petra, Åhsberg, Kristina, Olofsson, Pia, Lewin, Richard, Lambe, Mats, Brandberg, Yvonne, Folkvaljon, Folke, Mani, Maria
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal - therapeutic use
Breast cancer
Breast Implantation - statistics & numerical data
Breast Implantation - trends
Breast Neoplasms - pathology
Breast Neoplasms - surgery
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
Cross-Sectional Studies
Educational Status
Female
Humans
Income - statistics & numerical data
Mammaplasty - statistics & numerical data
Mammaplasty - trends
Marital Status - statistics & numerical data
Mastectomy - statistics & numerical data
Mastectomy - trends
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Middle Aged
National
Neoplasm Staging
Outcomes
Quality of life
Radiotherapy, Adjuvant - statistics & numerical data
Reconstruction
Surveys and Questionnaires
Sweden
Time Factors
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Summary:The overall aim of the Swedish Breast Reconstruction Outcome Study was to investigate national long-term outcomes after mastectomy with or without breast reconstruction. The current report evaluates breast reconstruction (BR) patterns in Sweden over time. This is a cross-sectional, registry-based study where all women operated with mastectomy 2000, 2005, 2010 were identified (N = 5853). Geographical differences in type of BR were investigated using heatmaps. Distribution of continuous variables were compared using the Mann-Whitney U test, categorical variables were compared using the chi-square test. Mean age at survey was 69 years (SD=±11.4) and response rate was 50%, responders were on average six years younger than the non-responders and had a more favourable tumor stage (both p 
ISSN:0748-7983
1532-2157
1532-2157
DOI:10.1016/j.ejso.2020.04.030