ASPS Clinical Practice Guideline summary on breast reconstruction with expanders and implants

Alderman, A; Gutowski, K; Ahuja, A; Gray, D.
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery – October 2014 – Volume 134 – Issue 4 – p 648e–655e

In March of 2013, the Executive Committee of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons approved an evidence-based guideline on breast reconstruction with expanders and implants, as developed by a guideline-specific work group commissioned by the society’s Health Policy Committee. The guideline addresses ten clinical questions: patient education, immediate versus delayed reconstruction, risk factors, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, antibiotic prophylaxis, acellular dermal matrix, monitoring for cancer recurrence, and oncologic outcomes associated with implant-based reconstruction.