Inadequate prediction of postoperative complications in breast cancer surgery: An evaluation of the ACS Surgical Risk Calculator.
Miguel A Gonzalez-WogeKarla S Martin-TellezRicardo Gonzalez-WogeKevin Teran-De-la-SanchaMarco de la Rosa-AbaroaFrancisco J Garcia-CardenasPaulina Munguia-GarzaPaloma Cervantes-DelgadoLuis R Garcia-Tapia PrandizSimran Mangwani-MordaniNereida Esparza-AriasJuan E Bargallo-RochaPublished in: Journal of surgical oncology (2021)
The ACS risk calculator is not an ideal tool for predicting individual risk of complications following breast surgery in a Mexican cohort. The most valuable use of the calculator may reside in its role as an aid for patient-led surgery planning. The possibility of introducing breast surgery-specific data could improve the performance of the calculator. Furthermore, a disease-specific calculator could provide more accurate predictions and include complications more frequently found in breast cancer surgery.