Breast surgeons performing immediate breast reconstruction with implants - Assessment of resource-use and patient-reported outcome measures. The breast, August 2012, Vol. 21(4), 590-596.
Robertson, S., et al.
http://www.thebreastonline.com/article/PIIS0960977612000045/abstract?rss=yes
Oncoplastic surgery, including immediate breast reconstruction (IBR), is expanding as a result of public demand. IBR in women with breast carcinoma is resource intense and the reconstruction is often completed concurrently with adjuvant oncological treatment. A series of 223 patients with implant-based IBRs, performed by breast surgeons 2005–2008, were analysed for use of resources and outcome.
