Advanced age is a predictor of 30-day complications after autologous but not implant-based post-mastectomy breast reconstruction. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Feb. 2015, Vol. 135(2), p.253e-261e
Butz, D.R., et al.
http://journals.lww.com/plasreconsurg/Fulltext/2015/02000/Advanced_Age_Is_a_Predictor_of_30_Day.6.aspx
Older breast cancer patients undergo postmastectomy breast reconstruction infrequently, in part because of a perception of increased surgical risk. This study sought to investigate the effects of age on perioperative complications after postmastectomy breast reconstruction.
