Safety perception in the operating environment: The nurses' perspective versus that of the surgeons.

Background: Adverse effects due to surgery occur in 25% of patients, and the patient safety perception seems to differ between nurses and surgeons in the operating room (OR). This difference can be attributed to lack of communication. However, our hospital has not conducted any studies on patient safety climate (PSC) in the OR.

Inverse radiotherapy planning in reconstructive surgery for breast cancer.

Background: Post-mastectomy radiotherapy reduces the risk of local-regional relapse and distant disease, and increases global survival in women with axillary involvement. With the new reconstruction techniques and increasing use of directed external radiotherapy, immediate reconstruction can be performed with good cosmetic results and low complication rates.

Materials And Methods: Observational study with consecutive sampling conducted in patients undergoing reconstructive surgery for breast cancer, between 2010 and 2016, with a 12-months minimum follow-up period.

Factors predicting local relapse and survival in patients treated with surgery for breast cancer.

Background: Assessment of local relapse in patients treated with surgery for breast cancer.

Materials And Methods: This observational study included 673 patients treated with surgery for breast cancer between 2005 and 2010, who were monitored for a 7-year minimum follow-up period. The study was concluded on 2017 and yielded a total of 31 cases of local relapse.