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Table 4 Medical quality at BCU Arvika and BCU Uppsala, 2011–2014

From: High experienced continuity in breast cancer care is associated with high health related quality of life

Variables

Arvika

Uppsala

p-value

N = 79

N = 139

MDTC* pre-operative

78

139

0.18

99%

100%

MDTC post-operative

100%

100%

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Type of surgery; BCS** versus mastectomy

49/30

88/51

0.85

62%/38%

63%/37%

Postoperative infection within 30 days

7

13

0.85

9%

10%

Reoperation done due to surgical complications

1

5

0.41***

1%

4%

Reoperation done due to tumour morphology

10

9

0.11

13%

6%

Patients with BCS receiving radiotherapy on the breast

43

63

0.01

92%

73%

  1. *MDTC Multidisciplinary Therapy Conference, **BCS Breast Conserving Surgery ***Fisher’s Exact Test