Background: Despite improvements in prosthesis design and surgical techniques,
periprosthetic infection and explantation rates following implant-based reconstruction (IBR) …

Background Mastectomy flap necrosis is the source of considerable morbidity and cost
following breast reconstruction. A great deal of effort has been put forth to predicting and …

Background Considering the cost and risk associated with revision Total knee arthroplasty
(TKAs) and Total hip arthroplasty (THAs), steps to prevent these operations will help patients …

Background Little data are available regarding individual patients' risk of surgical site
infection (SSI) following mastectomy with or without immediate reconstruction. Our objective …

Background A greater proportion of patients with surgical risk factors are undergoing
immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy, resulting in the need for better risk …

Background: Acute skin toxicity is a common and usually transient side-effect of breast
radiotherapy although, if sufficiently severe, it can affect breast cosmesis, aftercare costs and …

Background Prognostic tools, such as risk calculators, improve the patient–physician
informed decision-making process. These tools are limited for breast cancer patients when …

Background: Complications after breast reconstructive surgery are common, and they can
be caused by a wide range of factors. The aim of the present study was to identify …

Background: Despite growing use of surgical risk calculators, many are limited to 30-day
outcomes due to the constraints of their underlying datasets. Because complications of …

Background Web-based decision aids have been shown to have a positive effect when used
to improve the quality of decision-making for women facing postmastectomy breast …