Patient experience and healthcare cost aspects of vacuum-assisted excision of breast lesions. A report from the Swedish VAE randomized clinical trial
The VAE procedure using a 7G needle size was well -accepted by patients and conferred no increase in complications, including pain, compared to a 10G needle size. The VAE procedure had superior cost-efficiency compared to OSE.
Authors
- Irma Fredriksson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7811-9317)
- Fredrik Strand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3910-7086)
- Theodoros Foukakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8952-9987)
- Athanasios Zouzos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2654-827X)
- Andreas Karakatsanis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3622-3575)
Institutions
- Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
- Uppsala University Hospital (SE)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Radiology
- Published
- 2025-03-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrad.2025.112062
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.87
Funders
- BD
- Karolinska Institutet
- Stockholms Läns Landsting