%0 Journal Article
%T Abstract QS13: Safety and Financial Outcomes of Breast Reduction Mammoplasty as an Inpatient or Outpatient Procedure: A Propensity-Score Matched Analysis of 18,780 Cases
%J Archive of "Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open".
%D 2019
%R 10.1097/01.GOX.0000558433.75834.9d
%X PURPOSE: Breast reduction mammoplasty (BRM) is one of the most commonly performed plastic surgery procedures. Historically, patients were admitted as inpatients for post-operative monitoring; more recently, surgeons have increasingly utilized 23 hour observation or even true outpatient status for patients undergoing BRM. Despite this trend, nearly 20% of BRM operations are still performed with formal admission. We hypothesize that this practice confers no benefit in terms of safety outcomes and engenders a substantial financial burden for patients and the larger healthcare system
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6504389/