Relationship between Body Mass Index and Outcomes in Microvascular Abdominally Based Autologous Breast Reconstruction

Increasing body mass index (BMI) is a known risk factor for autologous microsurgical breast reconstruction. No prior studies have stratified outcomes across BMI ranges or defined the BMI at which complication rates dramatically increase. The authors performed a retrospective chart review of all pati...

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Published in:	Plastic and reconstructive surgery (1963) Vol. 153; no. 3; p. 553
Main Authors:	Barnes, Laura L, Lem, Melinda, Patterson, Anne, Segal, Rachel, Holland, Michael C, Lentz, Rachel, Sbitany, Hani, Piper, Merisa
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.03.2024
Subjects:	Anti-Bacterial Agents Body Mass Index Breast Neoplasms - etiology Female Humans Mammaplasty - adverse effects Mammaplasty - methods Mastectomy - adverse effects Mastectomy - methods Postoperative Complications - epidemiology Postoperative Complications - etiology Postoperative Complications - surgery Retrospective Studies Surgical Wound Dehiscence - etiology
ISSN:	1529-4242, 1529-4242
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