Decreasing length of stay in breast reconstruction patients: A national analysis of 2019-2020.
Robyn N RubensteinCarrie S SternFrancis D GrazianoEthan L PlotskerKathryn HaglichAudree B TadrosRobert J AllenBabak J MehraraDeana S ShenaqJonas A NelsonPublished in: Journal of surgical oncology (2023)
In 2020, hospital LOS decreased for all breast reconstruction patients with no complication differences in alloplastic patients and a slight increase in SSIs in autologous patients. Shorter LOS may lead to improved satisfaction and lower healthcare costs with low complication risk, and future research should examine the potential relationship between LOS and these outcomes.