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Comparative Study
. 2015 Nov;35(8):999-1006.
doi: 10.1093/asj/sjv087. Epub 2015 Jul 9.

Combining abdominal and cosmetic breast surgery does not increase short-term complication rates: a comparison of each individual procedure and pretreatment risk stratification tool

Nima Khavanin  1 , Sumanas W Jordan  1 , Brittany L Vieira  1 , Keith M Hume  1 , Alexei S Mlodinow  1 , Christopher J Simmons  1 , Robert X Murphy Jr  1 , Karol A Gutowski  1 , John Y S Kim  1
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Comparative Study

Combining abdominal and cosmetic breast surgery does not increase short-term complication rates: a comparison of each individual procedure and pretreatment risk stratification tool

Nima Khavanin et al. Aesthet Surg J. 2015 Nov.

Abstract

Background: Combined abdominal and breast surgery presents a convenient and relatively cost-effective approach for accomplishing both procedures.

Objectives: This study is the largest to date assessing the safety of combined procedures, and it aims to develop a simple pretreatment risk stratification method for patients who desire a combined procedure.

Methods: All women undergoing abdominoplasty, panniculectomy, augmentation mammaplasty, and/or mastopexy in the TOPS database were identified. Demographics and outcomes for combined procedures were compared to individual procedures using χ(2) and Student's t-tests. Multiple logistic regression provided adjusted odds ratios for the effect of a combined procedure on 30-day complications. Among combined procedures, a logistic regression model determined point values for pretreatment risk factors including diabetes (1 point), age over 53 (1), obesity (2), and 3+ ASA status (3), creating a 7-point pretreatment risk stratification tool.

Results: A total of 58,756 cases met inclusion criteria. Complication rates among combined procedures (9.40%) were greater than those of aesthetic breast surgery (2.66%; P < .001) but did not significantly differ from abdominal procedures (9.75%; P = .530). Nearly 77% of combined cases were classified as low-risk (0 points total) with a 9.78% complication rates. Medium-risk patients (1 to 3 points) had a 16.63% complication rate, and high-risk (4 to 7 points) 38.46%.

Conclusions: Combining abdominal and breast procedures is safe in the majority of patients and does not increase 30-day complications rates. The risk stratification tool can continue to ensure favorable outcomes for patients who may desire a combined surgery.

Level of evidence: 4 Risk.

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Figure 1.
Complication rates among low, medium, and high-risk patients undergoing combined breast and abdominal procedures. The complication rates are 9.78%, 16.63%, and 38.46% for low, medium, and high-risk procedures, respectively. The overall complication rate for combined procedures is 9.91%.
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