Tissue Expander-Based Breast Reconstruction at a Major Safety-Net Hospital: Managing the Outsized Risk of Infection

BACKGROUND: Immediate tissue expander (TE) breast reconstruction is reported to have the highest rate of postoperative infection among reconstructive modalities. The risk of infection is higher among patients treated at safety-net hospitals. OBJECTIVES: The goal of this study was to identify signifi...

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Autores principales: Urquia, Lindsey N, Henderson, Silas P, Farewell, Jordyn T, Duque, Sofia, Garibay, Maycie, Nevin, Julia, Zhang, Andrew Y
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Breast Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9167491/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35673613
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/asjof/ojac036

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