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. 2021 Oct 29;2021(10):CD013658. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013658.pub2

Kimball 2018.

Study characteristics
Methods Retrospective multi‐centre database review cohort
January 2010 to March 2017
Optum ClinformaticsTM DataMart, Eden Prairie, MN, USA)
18,251 participants
Participants Inclusion:
Women with breast cancer undergoing breast‐conserving surgery
Exclusion:
Patients were excluded if they underwent:
  • lumpectomy

  • mastectomy

  • reconstruction procedure in the prior year

Interventions Intervention: Volume displacement ‐ lumpectomy & mammoplasty &/or mastopexy, (n = 709)
Control: BCS: wide local excision, (n = 17,542)
Outcomes Primaryoutcomes:
  • No outcomes of interest


Secondaryoutcomes:
  • Complications

  • Time to adjuvant treatment

Notes Declarations: 2 of the authors were employees of Medtronic and one was a paid consultant, but for services unrelated to this present research
Funding: Medtronic provided funds for professional medical writing but had no influence on study design and manuscript preparation