Table 3b.

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

Reconstruction Fact*	Patient (n=21) %	Provider (n=20) %	95% CI of the difference
Radiation can increase complications and affect cosmetic result of reconstruction.	24	60	−64	−8
About 1/3rd will have a major complication in the two years after reconstruction.	67	40	−56	3
Reconstruction often requires multiple procedures over multiple visits to complete.	33	35	−27	31
Reconstruction can be at the time of mastectomy or delayed for months or years.	43	35	−22	38
Women who do not have reconstruction generally as satisfied as women who do.	5	30	−47	−3
Women who have flap are more satisfied with the look and feel than women who have implant.	29	30	−26	29
Immediate reconstruction offers more natural look and feel than delayed.	38	30	−21	37
Implants require less extensive surgery than flaps.	5	10	−21	11
Women who delay reconstruction are as satisfied as women who have immediate.	24	5	−2	39
Prosthesis can provide a “natural look” in clothes.	10	5	−11	20
The data available to provide estimates of complications for reconstruction is limited.	23	5	−2	39
Reconstruction Goal*	Patient (n=21) %	Provider (n=20) %	95% CI of the difference
Look natural in clothes.	43	60	−13	47
Minimize the number of surgeries.	71	60	−40	18
Minimize recovery time.	19	45	−54	2
Look natural without clothes.	23	40	−12	44
Avoid a lengthy process.	38	30	−21	37
Use your own tissue to create a breast.	43	30	−16	42
Do what your doctor(s) think is best.	24	15	−15	33
Do what your spouse thinks is best.	5	10	−21	11
Avoid using a prosthesis.	33	0	13	54

CI = confidence interval

^*shortened from the original wording

Bold print denotes statistically significant difference, p<0.05.