Secondary healthcare costs after mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction for women with breast cancer in England: a population-based cohort study.
Syed MohiuddinWilliam HollingworthJoel GlynnTimothy JonesLeigh JohnsonShelley Potternull nullPublished in: The British journal of surgery (2023)
Hospital Episode Statistics Admitted Patient Care Healthcare Resource Group data provided a comprehensive longitudinal cost assessment of secondary care. Although abdominal free-flap reconstruction was the most expensive option, higher costs of the index procedure need to be balanced against ongoing long-term costs of revisions/secondary reconstructions, which are higher after implant-based procedures.