NCT00543907

Outcomes of a Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Program

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 977 (actual)
• Sponsor: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 20 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to analyze an institution's experience with starting a subspecialized DIEP flap program.

Detailed description

The purpose of this study is to analyze an institution's experience with starting a subspecialized DIEP flap program and to determine whether other hospitals would benefit from instituting a similar program. Prior studies have compared the outcome from a DIEP flap program with that of TRAM flaps within the same center. Other studies have calculated the cost of a DIEP flap and its complication rate. However, no one has examined the overall effects of a subspecialized reconstruction program and its impact on a health center. In this study, we will determine if the institutionalization of a DIEP flap program has increased our center's rate of breast reconstruction, as well as evaluate its outcomes and overall financial viability.

Conditions

• Breast Cancer

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-09-01
• Primary completion: 2008-12-01
• Completion: 2008-12-01
• First posted: 2007-10-15
• Last updated: 2022-12-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States