The Rates of Postmastectomy Immediate Breast Reconstruction during the Initial Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Publication/Presentation Date
8-1-2023
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic-related changes may have led to changes in immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) rates. We aimed to evaluate these changes before, during, and after the initial wave of COVID-19.
METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed women who underwent mastectomy with or without IBR from January 1 to September 30, 2019 and from January 1 to September 30, 2020, and compared demographic, clinical, and surgical variables between defined time periods.
RESULTS: A total of 202 mastectomies were included. Fewer patients underwent IBR during the initial surge of COVID-19 (surge period) compared with the months before (presurge period; 38.46% versus 70.97%,
CONCLUSIONS: IBR rates were lower even after the initial surge than at the year before. Furthermore, during the pandemic, IBR patients were older, had fewer follow-up visits, and fewer reported complications.
Volume
11
Issue
8
First Page
5193
Last Page
5193
ISSN
2169-7574
Published In/Presented At
Sadri, B. S., Cunning, J., Kincaid, H., Standlick, A., Allen, L., & Murphy, R. X., Jr (2023). The Rates of Postmastectomy Immediate Breast Reconstruction during the Initial Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 11(8), e5193. https://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000005193
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
37593700
Department(s)
Department of Surgery, Department of Surgery Faculty, Department of Surgery Residents, USF-LVHN SELECT Program, USF-LVHN SELECT Program Faculty, USF-LVHN SELECT Program Students
Document Type
Article