Wednesday, 19 September 2018

Quality of life and patient satisfaction after one-stage implant-based breast reconstruction with an acellular dermal matrix versus two-stage breast reconstruction (BRIOS): primary outcome of a randomised, controlled trial



by Vera Lidwina Negenborn, Danny Aschwin Young-Afat, Rieky Elise Gustina Dikmans, Jan Maerten Smit, Henri Adolf Hubert Winters, Johan Peter William Don Griot, Johannes Wilhelmus Rembertus Twisk, Pieter Quinten Ruhé, Marcus Antonius Maria Mureau, Oren Lapid, Esther Moerman, Adriaan Anne William Martinus van Turnhout, Mathias Joseph Petrus Franciscus Ritt, Mark-Bram Bouman, Margriet Gezina Mullender

The Lancet Oncology: Volume 19, issue 9, P1205-1214, September 01, 2018

Taken together with our previously published findings, one-stage IBBR with ADM does not yield superior results in terms of patient-reported QOL compared with two-stage IBBR. Risks for adverse outcomes were significantly higher in the one-stage ADM group. Use of ADM for one-stage IBBM should be considered on a case-by-case basis.