Acute pain after breast surgery and reconstruction: A two‐institution study of surgical factors influencing short‐term pain outcomes

Background and Objectives Acute postoperative pain following surgery is known to be associated with chronic pain development and lower quality of life. We sought to analyze the relationship between differing breast cancer excisional procedures, reconstruction, and short‐term pain outcomes. Methods Women undergoing breast cancer excisional procedures with or without reconstruction at two systems: an academic hospital (AH) and Veterans Health...