Reoperation rates after breast conserving surgery for breast cancer among women in England: retrospective study of hospital episode statistics

Jeevan, Ranjeet; Cromwell, David; Trivella, Marialena; Lawrence, Gill; Kearins, Olive; Pereira, J; Sheppard, Carmel; M. Caddy, Christopher; van der Meulen, Jan

doi:10.1136/bmj.e4505

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Reoperation rates after breast conserving surgery for breast cancer among women in England: retrospective study of hospital episode statistics

Published in BMJ • Jul 12, 2012

Authors:

Ranjeet Jeevan

David Cromwell

Marialena Trivella

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To examine whether rate of reoperation after breast conserving surgery is associated with patients' characteristics and investigate whether reoperation rates vary among English NHS trusts. DESIGN: Cohort study using patient level data from hospital episode statistics. SETTING: English NH...

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Medicine

Breast-conserving surgery

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