Shifting Autologous Breast Reconstruction into an Ambulatory Setting: Patient-Reported Quality of Recovery

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery October 2015 - Volume 136 - Issue 4 - p 657–665

Davidge, Kristen et al

As bundled payment models gain popularity, it is imperative that providers use patient outcomes and patient experience to define evidence-based pathways of care. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quality of recovery experienced by women undergoing early discharge (less than 24 hours) after autologous breast reconstruction with a pedicled flap and determine predictors of postoperative quality of recovery. Methods: A prospective cohort study was performed on all women undergoing autologous breast reconstruction at Women’s College Hospital between September of 2011 and July of 2013 that met study inclusion criteria.