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Leading article
Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2013; 95: 161–162
doi 10.1308/003588413X13511609957696
Guidelines for oncoplastic breast reconstruction
RI Cutress1
, C Summerhayes2
, R Rainsbury3
1
University of Southampton, UK
2
Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
3
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Oncoplastic Guideline Group:
Editors: Dick Rainsbury, Alexis Willett
Guidelines Coordinator: Lucy Davies
Chair: Dick Rainsbury
Writing Group: Simon Cawthorn (Association of Breast Surgery), Ramsey Cutress (Association of
Breast Surgery), Diana Harcourt (British Psychological Society, Division of Health Psychology),
Joe O’Donoghue (British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons),
Carmel Sheppard (Royal College of Nursing), Joanna Skillman (British Association of Plastic,
Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons), Christina Summerhayes (Association of Breast Surgery),
Eva Weiler-Mithoff (British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons)
Keywords
Breast cancer – Breast reconstruction – Oncoplastic surgery
Accepted 21 September 2012
correspondence to
Dick Rainsbury, Consultant Surgeon, Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Romsey Road, Winchester, Hampshire SO22 5DG, UK
E: rrainsbury@aol.com
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Breast reconstruction and oncoplastic techniques have been
widely adopted in the surgical management of patients with
breast cancer. The National Mastectomy and Breast Recon-
struction Audit (NMBRA)1
is the largest prospective audit
of breast reconstruction ever carried out. It was designed
and implemented by the Clinical Effectiveness Unit at The
Royal College of Surgeons of England with input from the
Association of Breast Surgery (ABS), the British Association
of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS),
and the Royal College of Nursing. The NMBRA examined
a broad range of clinical and patient reported outcomes in
more than 18,000 women. Factors examined included pa-
tient information and access to reconstructive services as
well as the level of pain, complications, quality of life and
wellbeing after surgery.
The patient reported outcomes in the NMBRA highlight
the positive effects of breast reconstruction on quality of life
and the very high levels of satisfaction with the clinical care
provided. The audit did, however, find complication rates,
levels of postoperative pain and readmission rates that were
much higher than expected. There were also variations in
preoperative provision of information, access to services
and some clinical outcomes.
The original ABS guidelines2
predated the NMBRA. One
of the key recommendations of the audit was that new guid-
ance should be written that describes ‘best practice’ and sets
current standards of care. Following this, a multidiscipli-
nary writing group of specialists with expertise in the man-
agement of patients undergoing oncoplastic procedures was
set up by the ABS and BAPRAS to develop comprehensive
new guidelines: Oncoplastic Breast Reconstruction: Guide-
lines for Best Practice.3
A patient representative was involved
throughout as a core member of the group. Feedback from
a wide range of stakeholders has been incorporated into the
document, which enjoys the support of Professor Sir Mike
Richards, the National Cancer Director. The guidelines are
available on the ABS and BAPRAS websites.
The NMBRA identified more than 80 unique metrics,
reflecting previously undisclosed standards of care. These
provided a benchmark for the selection and development of
25 new quality criteria, which form the backbone of the new
guidelines (Table 1). The quality criteria were selected to
be outcome based, measurable and clinically relevant. They
set standards that can be used for future audits, within indi-
vidual units or nationally.
Since oncoplastic breast surgery is a developing area of
clinical practice with a limited evidence base, the guidance
reflects a combination of peer opinion and the best avail-
able evidence informed by peer reviewed publications. Ex-
ternal advice was commissioned on pain management from
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the Royal College of Anaesthetists, and on infection control
from the Healthcare Infection Society and the British Society
for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. A wide range of stakehold-
ers with an interest in this area of clinical practice provided
comments on the draft document. The guidelines are not
designed to be prescriptive or legally binding but should be
used to inform decision making when developing a patient
management plan. They are designed to complement ex-
isting guidelines, including the ABS’ Surgical Guidelines for
the Management of Breast Cancer.4
Ultimately, members of
the multidisciplinary team remain responsible for the treat-
ment of patients under their care.
There are four key sections in the new guidelines: the
outpatient phase, the inpatient phase, clinical requirements
and training requirements. The outpatient phase includes
referral, assessment, information and decision making. The
inpatient phase includes preoperative, intraoperative, post-
operative and peridischarge periods. The clinical require-
ments section defines the essential components of an on-
coplastic multidisciplinary team, and the caseload, casemix
and staffing levels required to support an oncoplastic unit
or an oncoplastic centre. The final section considers train-
ing requirements for those with a background in general
surgery or plastic surgery and additional oportunities that
should be available for professional development.
The guidelines contain comprehensive guidance re-
garding the variety and type of information that must be
provided for patients to inform and support decision mak-
ing about breast reconstruction. There is also important
new guidance on infection control to tackle the worryingly
high rates of infection and implant loss reported in the au-
dit. Advice includes screening for methithicillin sensitive
Staphylococcus aureus as well as for methicillin resistant
S aureus in high risk patients (which includes patients un-
dergoing implant-based procedures). Furthermore, there is
new guidance on the use of laminar flow facilities, alcoholic
skin preparation, and double glove and minimal touch tech-
niques. For postoperative management, monitoring charts
have been recommended which include a visual analogue
scale for pain, a nausea scale, flap and patient monitoring,
venous thromboembolism management and physiotherapy
input. There is also new advice on preventing pain with
multimodal analgesia including paravertebral, intrapleural,
infusional and non-steroidal analgesia.
A patient version of the guidelines has been developed
in collaboration with Breast Cancer Care and with the input
of patient representatives. This aims to inform patients, in
an accessible format and lay language, about the care and
support they can expect to receive when considering or un-
dergoing breast reconstruction.
Oncoplastic Breast Reconstruction: Guidelines for Best
Practice aims to provide all members of the breast multidis-
ciplinary team with guidance on best oncological and onco-
plastic practice at each stage of a patient’s journey, based on
best current evidence. These guidelines reflect the findings
of the NMBRA and are designed to provide quality and target
standards against which care can be measured and audited,
leading to improvements in clinical outcomes and patient
experience. It is hoped these guidelines will also benefit
professionals and service commissioners in this increas-
ingly sophisticated area of clinical practice.
References
1. National Mastectomy and Breast Reconstruction Audit 2011. Leeds: NHS
Information Centre; 2011.
2. Oncoplastic breast surgery – a guide to good practice. Eur J Surg Oncol 2007;
33: S1–S23.
3. Oncoplastic Breast Reconstruction: Guidelines for Best Practice. London: ABS,
BAPRAS; 2012.
4. Surgical guidelines for the management of breast cancer. Eur J Surg Oncol
2009; 35: S1–S22.
Table 1 Example quality criteria
Quality criterion: Local recurrence rates following oncoplastic
breast surgery should be no higher than for
breast cancer surgery as a whole
Target: Local recurrence rates are less than 3% at 5
years
Quality criterion: Implant loss at 3 months following breast
reconstruction is assessed and audited
NMBRA out-
come:
Of women having an implant, 9% of immedi-
ate breast reconstruction patients and 7%
of delayed breast reconstruction patients
reported implant loss
Target: Complications leading to implant loss occur in
less than 5% of cases at 3 months
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