Association between body mass index and adverse surgical outcomes of implant-based breast reconstruction: a prospective cohort study of 5,545 breast reconstructions

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Chris O’Brien Lifehouse Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia; Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Academic Surgery, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia; Breast and Surgical Oncology at the Poche Centre, The Mater Hospital, North Sydney, NSW, Australia; Royal North Shore Hospital, Northern Clinical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Division of Plastic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Centre, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA Contributions: (I) Conception and design: All authors; (II) Administrative support: D Goltsman, S Warrier, JA Ascherman; (III) Provision of study materials or patients: D Goltsman, S Warrier, JA Ascherman; (IV) Collection and assembly of data: All authors; (V) Data analysis and interpretation: All authors; (VI) Manuscript writing: All authors; (VII) Final approval of manuscript: All authors. Correspondence to: Jeffrey A. Ascherman, MD. 161 Fort Washington Avenue, Suite 509, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA. Email: jaa7@cumc.columbia.edu.