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ArticleBJS open2017

Regional variation in immediate breast reconstruction in Australia.

K L Flitcroft, M E Brennan, D S J Costa, A J Spillane

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Article in BJS open, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Principles of patient-centred care and barriers to their implementation: a case study of breast reconstruction in Australia.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

K L FlitcroftBreast and Surgical Oncology at the Poche Centre University of Sydney Sydney Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4945-0857
M E BrennanBreast and Surgical Oncology at the Poche Centre University of Sydney Sydney Australia.
D S J CostaPain Management Research Unit University of Sydney at Royal North Shore Hospital St Leonards, New South Wales Australia.
A J SpillaneBreast and Surgical Oncology at the Poche Centre University of Sydney Sydney Australia.
The University of Sydney · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBreast reconstruction following mastectomy has proven benefits and is the standard of care in many high-income countries. This audit documented regional variation in immediate breast reconstruction rates across Australia.

methodsThe Breast Surgeons of Australia and New Zealand (BreastSurgANZ) Quality Audit database and geospatial software were used to model the distribution of breast reconstructions performed on women having mastectomy in Australia in 2013. Geospatial mapping identified the distribution of these procedures in relation to the Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (GCCSAs) of the five largest states. Data were analysed using χ

resultsOf 3786 patients having a mastectomy, 692 underwent breast reconstruction of which 679 (98·1 per cent) were immediate reconstructions. Rates of reconstruction differed significantly between jurisdictions (χ

conclusionVariations in the rate of immediate breast reconstruction may not be purely resource-driven.

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PMID29951613
PMCPMC5989981
OpenAlexW2766633491

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