Table 3b.

 Reconstruction: percentage of patients and providers who ranked each fact and in the top 3

	Patient (n = 21), %	Provider (n = 20), %	95% CI of the difference
Reconstruction fact*
Radiation can increase complications and affect cosmetic result of reconstruction	24	60	−64 to −8
About one‐third will have a major complication in the 2 years after reconstruction	67	40	−56 to 3
Reconstruction often requires multiple procedures over multiple visits to complete	33	35	−27 to 31
Reconstruction can be at the time of mastectomy or delayed for months or years	43	35	−22 to 38
Women who do not have reconstruction generally as satisfied as women who do	5	30	−47 to −3
Women who have flap are more satisfied with the look and feel than women who have implant	29	30	−26 to 29
Immediate reconstruction offers more natural look and feel than delayed	38	30	−21 to 37
Implants require less extensive surgery than flaps	5	10	−21 to 11
Women who delay reconstruction are as satisfied as women who have immediate	24	5	−2 to 39
Prosthesis can provide a ‘natural look’ in clothes	10	5	−11 to 20
The data available to provide estimates of complications for reconstruction is limited	23	5	−2 to 39
Reconstruction goal*
Look natural in clothes	43	60	−13 to 47
Minimize the number of surgeries	71	60	−40 to 18
Minimize recovery time	19	45	−54 to 2
Look natural without clothes	23	40	−12 to 44
Avoid a lengthy process	38	30	−21 to 37
Use your own tissue to create a breast	43	30	−16 to 42
Do what your doctor(s) think is best	24	15	−15 to 33
Do what your spouse thinks is best	5	10	−21 to 11
Avoid using a prosthesis	33	0	13 to 54

Bold print denotes statistically significant difference, P < 0.05.

CI, confidence interval.

*Shortened from the original wording