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. 2018 Apr 5;2018(4):CD002748. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002748.pub4

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
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