title: Surgical treatment of breast lesions at a Day Centre: Experience of the European Institute of Oncology.
abstract: Breast cancer is the commonest malignancy in women worldwide. The reduced aggressiveness of breast cancer surgery has made it possible treat patients in the day surgery setting. The European Institute of Oncology, Milan, opened its new Day Center in May 2010. From May 2010 to December 2014, 17,087 patients with breast conditions were treated by the Institute's Division of Senology, 4132 (24.2%) of these in the day surgery setting, including malignant and benign conditions; 204 (4.9%) were not discharged on the day of surgery, being converted to inpatients; five (0.1%) patients returned to hospital for persistent hematoma. Our experience of performing breast cancer surgery in the day surgery setting is in line that of the literature. It is safe, but requires a well-organized unit and multidisciplinary medical team to function smoothly, with much attention paid to patient comfort and education, so as to ensure maximum patient acceptance and satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: Division of Breast Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milano, Italy. Electronic address: bettina.ballardini@ieo.it.
authors.forename: Bettina
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ballardini
authors.affiliation: Division of Breast Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milano, Italy; University of Catania, School of Medicine, Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cavalli
authors.affiliation: Division of Day Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni Francesco
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Manfredi
authors.affiliation: Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, European Institute of Oncology, Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sangalli
authors.affiliation: Division of Breast Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Viviana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Galimberti
authors.affiliation: Division of Breast Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Mattia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Intra
authors.affiliation: Division of Breast Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Elisabetta Maria Cristina
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.affiliation: Division of Breast Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Javiera
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Seco
authors.affiliation: University of Insubria, School of Medicine, Varese, Italy.
authors.forename: Giampiero
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Campanelli
authors.affiliation: Division of Breast Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milano, Italy; University of Milan, School of Medicine, Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Veronesi
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
keywords: Breast cancer; Day surgery; Outpatient surgery