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. 2022 Sep;29(9):5711-5719.
doi: 10.1245/s10434-022-11859-9. Epub 2022 May 11.

One-Year Experience of Same-Day Mastectomy and Breast Reconstruction Protocol

Michelle C Specht #  1   2 , Bridget N Kelly #  3 , Eleanor Tomczyk  4   5 , Olivia A Ford  4   5 , Alexandra J Webster  3 , Barbara L Smith  3   4 , Michelle A Gadd  3   4 , Amy S Colwell  4   5 , Eric C Liao  4   5
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One-Year Experience of Same-Day Mastectomy and Breast Reconstruction Protocol

Michelle C Specht et al. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Sep.

Abstract

Background: The prevalence of same-day mastectomy with reconstruction has continued to increase across the United States in recent years. Prior studies have shown that same-day mastectomy with reconstruction leads to increased patient satisfaction and allows hospitals to use resources better. This study sought to evaluate the implementation of same-day mastectomy with a reconstruction recovery protocol for patients undergoing mastectomy at our institution.

Methods: Under an institutional review board-approved protocol, a retrospective cohort analysis compared patients who underwent mastectomy April 2016 through April 2017 with those who had mastectomy March 2020 through March 2021. Length of stay, postoperative intravenous (IV) opioid administration, safety end points, and cost were the main variables examined.

Results: The study compared 457 patients in 2016-2017 with 428 patients in 2020-2021. The median hospital length of stay decreased from 24.6 h in 2016-2017 to 5.5 h in 2020-2021 (p < 0.001). The percentage of patients requiring postoperative IV opioids decreased from 69.1 % in 2016-2017 to 50 % in 2020-2021 (p < 0.001). The rates of unplanned readmissions within 30 days after mastectomy did not differ between the two groups, with a rate of 3.7 % in 2016-2017 and a rate of 5.1 % in 2020-2021 (p = 0.30). Reducing the rate of overnight admissions after mastectomy by 65.8 % resulted in a cost reduction of 65.8 %.

Conclusions: Implementation of same-day mastectomy with a reconstruction protocol across a large academic center and two satellite sites was a safe alternative to conventional mastectomy recovery plans.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure Eric Liao has consulting agreements with entities that manufacture acellular dermal matrices used in breast reconstruction, but these consulting relationships in no way influenced this research. No payment was received from these entities with regard to this work. The entities include Abbvie Inc, Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation, and Integra. There are no conflicts of interest.

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