Abstract: Utility of Six Sigma Methodology for Improving Quality and Safety in a Large Surgical Service: A Resident Driven Protocol

METHODS: Using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program dataset, patients who underwent implant and/or flap-based breast reconstruction, breast revisions, augmentation mammoplasty, mastopexy, breast capsulectomy, nipple reconstruction, or abdominoplasty were identified. Multivariable logistic regression models were created to assess the relationship between anemia and various postoperative outcomes, including medical complications, surgical complications, and wound complications while controlling for confounding variables.