Twenty Years of Breast Reduction Surgery at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Autor:	Coady-Fariborzian L; is the Plastic Surgery Section Chief, and is a Nurse Practitioner in the Plastic Surgery Service, both at Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Gainesville, Florida. Loretta Coady-Fariborzian is Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery at the University of Florida., Anstead C; is the Plastic Surgery Section Chief, and is a Nurse Practitioner in the Plastic Surgery Service, both at Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Gainesville, Florida. Loretta Coady-Fariborzian is Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery at the University of Florida.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS [Fed Pract] 2021 Jul; Vol. 38 (7), pp. 311-315.
DOI:	10.12788/fp.0150
Abstrakt:	Background: Breast reduction surgery has a high patient satisfaction rate for the treatment of symptomatic macromastia. However, complications from the surgery can significantly disrupt a woman's life due to time in the hospital, clinic appointments, wound care, time off work, and poor aesthetic outcome. Beginning July 2007, the Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center (MRVAMC) Plastic Surgery Service in Gainesville, Florida, started using a preoperative screening protocol to help patients achieve a healthier and more favorable risk profile. Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted on all breast reduction surgeries performed at the MRVAMC from July 1, 2000 to June 30, 2020. Medical records were queried for all primary breast reduction surgeries performed for symptomatic macromastia. Potentially modifiable or predictable risk factors for wound complications were recorded: nicotine status, body mass index (BMI), diabetes mellitus (DM) status, skin incision pattern, and pedicle location. Records were reviewed for 3 months after surgery for local wound complications that included: hematoma, infection, wound breakdown, skin and nipple necrosis. Major complications required an unplanned hospital admission or operation. Results: Over the 20-year period, 115 bilateral breast reduction surgeries were performed. There were 48 wound complications (41.7%) and 8 major complications (7%). Most complications were identified in the first 7 years of the study. BMI > 32 ( P = .03) and active nicotine use ( P = .004) were found to be statistically significant risk factors for wound complications. DM status ( P = .22), skin incision pattern ( P = .25), and pedicle location ( P = .13), were not predictors of wound complications. Conclusions: Breast reduction surgery has a high wound complication rate, which can be predicted and improved upon so that patients can receive their indicated surgery with minimal inconvenience and downtime. This review confirms that preoperative weight loss and nicotine cessation were the appropriate focus of the MRVAMC Plastic Surgery service's efforts to achieve a safer surgical experience. Competing Interests: Disclosures The authors report no actual or potential conflict of interest with regard to this article. (Copyright © 2021 Frontline Medical Communications Inc., Parsippany, NJ, USA.)
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