Patient satisfaction and health‐related quality of life after autologous tissue breast reconstruction: a prospective analysis of early postoperative outcomes

T Zhong, C McCarthy, S Min, J Zhang, B Beber… - Cancer, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: For this study, the authors evaluated early psychosocial adjustments and
health‐related quality‐of‐life changes after breast reconstruction. METHODS: All consecutive …

[HTML][HTML] Breast reconstruction after mastectomy for breast cancer

J Platt, N Baxter, T Zhong - Cmaj, 2011 - Can Med Assoc
Socioeconomic status Income disparity has been linked to the different rates of breast
reconstruction in the US. In a study involving 223 811 patients who underwent mastectomy from …

Intravenous fluid infusion rate in microsurgical breast reconstruction: important lessons learned from 354 free flaps

T Zhong, R Neinstein, C Massey… - Plastic and …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Background: The purpose of this study was to determine the role of intravenous fluid infusion
rate in the development of in-hospital complications in patients undergoing microsurgical …

A comparison of psychological response, body image, sexuality, and quality of life between immediate and delayed autologous tissue breast reconstruction: a …

T Zhong, J Hu, S Bagher, A Vo, AC O'Neill… - Plastic and …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Background: This is the first study to use generic distress, cancer-specific, and procedure-specific
measures to prospectively evaluate psychological responses, body image, sexuality, …

Quality of life and patient-reported outcomes in breast cancer survivors: a multicenter comparison of four abdominally based autologous reconstruction methods

SA Macadam, T Zhong, K Weichman… - Plastic and …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Background: Approximately 20 percent of women select autologous tissue for postmastectomy
breast reconstruction, and most commonly choose the abdomen as the donor site. An …

Long-term psychosocial functioning in women with bilateral prophylactic mastectomy: does preservation of the nipple-areolar complex make a difference?

…, TD Cil, JL Semple, LDX Li, S Bagher, T Zhong… - Annals of surgical …, 2015 - Springer
Introduction Nipple-sparing prophylactic mastectomy (PM) is an option for women at high-risk
for breast cancer, and may offer better cosmetic results than a skin-sparing PM where the …

Decision regret following breast reconstruction: the role of self-efficacy and satisfaction with information in the preoperative period

T Zhong, J Hu, S Bagher, AC O'Neill… - Plastic and …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background: The relationship between satisfaction with information and decision regret has
not been previously studied in breast reconstruction patients. The objective of this study, …

Acellular dermal matrices in abdominal wall reconstruction: a systematic review of the current evidence

JE Janis, AC O'Neill, J Ahmad, T Zhong… - Plastic and …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Background: Reconstruction of the anterior abdominal wall is a complex procedure that can
be complicated by contamination, loss of domain, previous scarring or radiotherapy, and …

Barriers of access to breast reconstruction: a systematic review

…, AR Gagliardi, F Webster, T Zhong - Plastic and …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: The purpose of this systematic review was to comprehensively summarize
barriers of access to breast reconstruction and evaluate access using the Penchansky and …

A comparison of surgical complications between immediate breast reconstruction and mastectomy: the impact on delivery of chemotherapy—an analysis of 391 …

T Zhong, SOP Hofer, DR McCready, LM Jacks… - Annals of surgical …, 2012 - Springer
Purpose To compare the postoperative complications after immediate breast reconstruction (IBR)
versus mastectomy alone and to examine the impact on the delivery of chemotherapy. …