Gram-positive bacteria increase breast implant related complications
Prospective analysis of 100 revised implants
Recent publication
Tonatiuh Flores, MD, and colleagues analyzed the association between the prevalence of complications during breast revision surgery and the presence of bacteria on a breast implant in a multi-institution, multi-clinic project. Data were collected between 2018 and 2021, and a total of 66 datasets were identified. In addition to asking whether the presence of Gram-positive bacteria on the surface of the breast implant was associated with the incidence of complications during revision surgery, the study also examined implant-related complications associated with bacteria-occupied breast implants.
This work was published open access in the journal "Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery“ with financial support from Karl Landsteiner University.
Flores T, Kerschbaumer C, Jaklin FJ, Rohrbacher A, Weber M, Luft M et al. Gram-positive bacteria increase breast implant related complications: Prospective analysis of 100 revised implants. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2023 Apr 11. Epub 2023 Apr 11. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000010499
Dr. Tonatiuh Flores
Division of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery (University Hospital St. Pölten)
Dr. Matthias Luft
Division of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery (University Hospital St. Pölten)
Prim. Clin. Ass. Prof. Dr. Barbara Ströbele
Institute of Hygiene and Microbiology (University Hospital St. Pölten)
Prim. Clin. Ass. Prof. Dr. Melitta Kitzwögerer
Institute of Clinical Pathology and Molecular Pathology of the Lower Austria Central Region (University Hospital St. Pölten)
PD Dr. Konstantin Bergmeister PhD
Division of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery (University Hospital St. Pölten)
Prim. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Klaus Schrögendorfer MBA FEBOPRAS
Division of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery (University Hospital St. Pölten)
