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  • Plastic Surgery
  • Surgical Oncology
  • Nutritional Science

Background:

  • Preoperative nutritional optimization is crucial for surgical outcomes.
  • Data on nutritional status in breast reconstruction patients is lacking.
  • Serum albumin is a common nutritional marker.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if breast reconstruction patients exhibit nutritional deficiencies.
  • To assess the necessity of routine preoperative nutrition screening.
  • To evaluate the impact of nutritional status on surgical outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 14,509 adult patients undergoing breast reconstruction (2015-2019).
  • Comparison of preoperative serum albumin levels across implant-based reconstruction (IBR), expander-based reconstruction (EBR), and free tissue-based reconstruction (FTBR).
  • Statistical analysis using Chi-squared and ANOVA tests.

Main Results:

  • No significant difference in preoperative serum albumin between the three reconstruction types.
  • Mean serum albumin levels were within normal limits for all groups.
  • Free tissue-based reconstruction (FTBR) showed higher rates of superficial surgical site infection, deep surgical site infection, and wound disruption compared to IBR and EBR.

Conclusions:

  • Preoperative nutritional status is generally adequate in breast reconstruction patients.
  • Routine preoperative serum albumin testing is not cost-effective and does not improve outcomes.
  • Free tissue-based reconstruction (FTBR) is associated with increased surgical complication risk, independent of nutritional status.