ArticleCanadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie
The case for a national breast implant registry in Canada.
Article in Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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Abstract
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Health proposed in 2022 to start a national registry for breast implants. Why, and what requirements are needed, will be outlined. Breast implant products are not always in compliance with international norms and standards, and several scandals have occurred because of industry fraud. To trace which patients have defective breast implants, a good registry is an absolute must. Furthermore, some diseases, such as lymphomas, autoimmune diseases, and so-called breast implant illness, are believed to be associated with breast implants. An accurate estimation of how often these diseases occur in patients with breast implants is lacking. A registry in which not only surgical data but also patient-reported outcome measurements are recorded will result in a better understanding of patient outcomes and device performance. The registry should not be a voluntary ("opt-in") registry but a mandatory ("opt-out") registry, in which only the patient (and not the surgeon) has the choice whether to participate.
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