ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2022
Predictors of Complications after Breast Reconstruction Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Postmastectomy radiation therapy for autologous breast reconstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis for the 2022 Japanese Breast Cancer Society Clinical Practice Guideline.Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan) · 2026Pooled it
- Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction in Patients with Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer: An Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) Clinical Practice Guideline.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Guideline
- Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction in Patients with Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Pooled it
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- Technique-Driven and Patient-Specific Variations in Complications of Mastectomy with Immediate Breast Reconstruction: An Evidence-Based Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Characterization of Sex-Specific Immediate Breast Reconstruction Trends Following Mastectomy Between 2005 and 2023.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2026Article
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- Machine Learning Model to Predict Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction Complications.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- Response to the Comments on "The Chestnut Technique: A Novel Approach to Enhancing Implant Stability in Breast Augmentation".Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2026Article
- Risk Factors for Postoperative Complications After Superomedial Pedicle Reduction Mammaplasty.Aesthetic surgery journal. Open forum · 2026Article
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- Greater Health Resources Are Used for Direct-to-implant Breast Reconstruction in Women With Higher Body Mass Index.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- Moving Toward the Outpatient DIEP Flap: Factors Influencing Early Discharge.Plastic and reconstructive surgery · 2025Article
- ASO Author Reflections: Immediate Implant-Based Versus Autologous-Based Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy in Patients with Breast Cancer.Annals of surgical oncology · 2025Article
- National Trends and In-Hospital Outcomes for Immediate Implant-Based Versus Autologous-Based Breast Reconstruction: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis.Annals of surgical oncology · 2025Article
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- Real-world data of perioperative complications in prepectoral implant-based breast reconstruction: a prospective cohort study.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2024Article
- Predictors of 30-day Hospital Readmission after Autologous vs. Implant-based Breast Reconstruction: A 16-year Analysis of 175,474 Patients.Journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery · 2024Article
- Effect of hypothyroidism on short-term outcomes after autologous and implant-based breast reconstruction.Updates in surgery · 2024Article
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Abstract
Breast reconstruction (BR) is a unique surgical procedure that provides patients undergoing mastectomy with significant psychosocial and aesthetic benefits and has also become a crucial part of the treatment pathway for women with breast cancer. Due to methodological inadequacies and the absence of substantial risk factor analysis, no conclusion can be drawn about the correlation between risk variables and post-surgical complications in BR surgery. We aim to identify the potential risk factors associated with postoperative complications. Methods: We queried MEDLINE and Cochrane CENTRAL from their inception to March 2022, for published randomized controlled trials and observational studies that assessed complications post-reconstruction procedure in breast cancer patients following mastectomy or evaluated at least one of the following outcomes of major or reoperative complications. The results from the studies were presented as odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals and were pooled using a random-effects model. Results: Our pooled analysis demonstrated a significant correlation with BR postoperative complications and risk factors such as diabetes, hypertension, and obesity. Diabetes and the development of seroma were found to have a significant relationship. Risk variables such as age, radiotherapy, COPD, and smoking had no significant connection with 0-to-30-day readmission and 30-to-90-day readmission. Conclusion: This meta-analysis shows that risk factors like age, smoking history, high blood pressure, and body mass index (BMI) have a big effect on complications after BR, and patients with risk factors have a high rate of developing infection.
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