Skorochod Ron, Fainzilber-Goldman Yifat, Shumsky Merav, Wolf Yoram
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel.
Ruth and Bruce Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2024 Jun;48(11):2142-2146. doi: 10.1007/s00266-024-03898-2. Epub 2024 Feb 29.
Marital status is a commonly reported demographic variable in scientific literature. Numerous reports suggested difference in the medical outcomes of patients when stratified based on marital status. Although many reports suggested that married patient exhibit improved survival when compared to their counterparts, other reports could not replicate similar conclusions.
determine whether marital status plays a role in the postoperative outcomes of elective abdominoplasty patients.
The medical records of all abdominoplasty patients operated by a single surgeon over the course of 20 years were reviewed. Information regarding the preoperative state of patients, surgical procedure, and postoperative outcomes was evaluated in respect to the patients marital status.
Seven-hundred and twelve patients were included in this study, of whom 516 (%) were married. No difference in preoperative characteristics, medical background, surgical procedure or concomitant surgeries was found. Analysis of adverse events did not demonstrate a statistically significant association with marital status. Additionally, when all unwed patients were grouped together, the results did not differ.
Marital status does not play a critical role in the postoperative outcomes of patients undergoing elective abdominoplasties for cosmetic indications.
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婚姻状况是科学文献中常见的人口统计学变量。许多报告表明，根据婚姻状况进行分层时，患者的医疗结果存在差异。尽管许多报告表明，已婚患者与未婚患者相比生存率有所提高，但其他报告未能得出类似结论。
确定婚姻状况在择期腹部整形手术患者的术后结果中是否起作用。
回顾了一位外科医生在20年期间为所有接受腹部整形手术患者的病历。根据患者的婚姻状况，评估了有关患者术前状态、手术过程和术后结果的信息。
本研究纳入了712例患者，其中516例（%）已婚。在术前特征、医学背景、手术过程或同期手术方面未发现差异。不良事件分析未显示与婚姻状况有统计学意义的关联。此外，当所有未婚患者归为一组时，结果并无差异。
婚姻状况在因美容适应症接受择期腹部整形手术患者的术后结果中不起关键作用。
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