Effect of drain omission after mastectomy on cosmesis, patient satisfaction and interval to adjuvant therapy
Omission of drains in women undergoing simple mastectomy did not result in inferior aesthetic outcomes or lower patient satisfaction, nor did it result in delay to adjuvant treatment. BREAST-Q results were in line with the literature. A panel assessment scoring system for simple mastectomy was developed.
Authors
- Jennifer Rusby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0967-1778)
- Velin Voynov
- Nicky Roche
- LR Hector
- Astrid Leusink
- N. To
- Dalia Elfadl
Institutions
- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Institute of Cancer Research (CA)
- Institute of Immunology (HR)
- University of Birmingham (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Published
- 2025-04-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1308/rcsann.2024.0104
- Primary Topic
- Breast Implant and Reconstruction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
- Cancer Research UK
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- University of British Columbia