STUDY AIM: The objective of this prospective study was to assess the feasibility of outpatient breast surgery, the reasons for inpatient procedures (IPP), the reasons for conversion and the conversion rate, and the postoperative morbidity after outpatient procedures (OPP). PATIENTS AND METHODS: In 1999, among 625 patients eligible for OPP (diagnostic surgery or conservative curative surgery), OPP was performed in 418 patients (67%) and IPP was performed in 207 patients (33%). The reasons for IPP rather than OPP were environmental (64%) rather than medical (16%). RESULTS: The conversion rate to conventional surgery was 12.4% and the definitive OPP rate was 58.6%. The reasons for conversion were more often medical (50%) and environmental (21%) than surgical (23%). The morbidity, except for axillary seroma, was similar for OPP and IPP. The axillary seroma rate after axillary lymph node dissection was higher with OPP (27.4 vs 16.1%). CONCLUSION: OPP is a good alternative to IPP in breast surgery, especially for diagnostic purposes. OPP is also feasible for partial mastectomy with axillary lymph node dissection, but patients must be clearly informed about the risks of axillary morbidity. The patients' quality of life and satisfaction index should also be evaluated.
STUDY AIM: The objective of this prospective study was to assess the feasibility of outpatient breast surgery, the reasons for inpatient procedures (IPP), the reasons for conversion and the conversion rate, and the postoperative morbidity after outpatient procedures (OPP). PATIENTS AND METHODS: In 1999, among 625 patients eligible for OPP (diagnostic surgery or conservative curative surgery), OPP was performed in 418 patients (67%) and IPP was performed in 207 patients (33%). The reasons for IPP rather than OPP were environmental (64%) rather than medical (16%). RESULTS: The conversion rate to conventional surgery was 12.4% and the definitive OPP rate was 58.6%. The reasons for conversion were more often medical (50%) and environmental (21%) than surgical (23%). The morbidity, except for axillary seroma, was similar for OPP and IPP. The axillary seroma rate after axillary lymph node dissection was higher with OPP (27.4 vs 16.1%). CONCLUSION: OPP is a good alternative to IPP in breast surgery, especially for diagnostic purposes. OPP is also feasible for partial mastectomy with axillary lymph node dissection, but patients must be clearly informed about the risks of axillary morbidity. The patients' quality of life and satisfaction index should also be evaluated.
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