Koskenvuo 2014.
Methods | Retrospective cohort | |
Participants | 52 women in cohort of 136 BRCA1/2 mutation carriers who had RRM surgery and/or were followed up at the Helsinki University Central Hospital (HUCH) | |
Interventions | RRM | |
Outcomes | Complications BC incidence |
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Notes | ||
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Free of selection bias? | Low risk | Included all BRCA1/2 mutation carriers who had follow‐up or surgery at HUCH from January 1997–March 2010 |
Free of performance bias? | Low risk | Used patient records from Breast Surgery Unit and Dept. of Plastic Surgery |
Free of detection bias? | Low risk | Used patient records from Breast Surgery Unit and Dept. of Plastic Surgery |
Free of attrition bias? | Low risk | Excluded men, those followed‐up or treated at other hospitals, mutation carriers who previously had bilateral treatment mastectomy, participants diagnosed during preoperative imaging |