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Recommendation
Breast reconstruction – Implant-based reconstruction
For patients undergoing implant-based breast reconstruction, no recommendations can be made for or against the use of specific collagen-based or non-biological matrices.
Acellular dermal matrix: a. With the shortage of high-quality evidence on the use of acellular dermal matrix (ADM), no recommendation can be made for or against the use of ADM as an adjunct to implant-based breast reconstruction
How this guidance was developed
This recommendation was adapted from the CCO 2016 guidelines (Canada). The source recommendation was based on a systematic review of the evidence conducted to 13 May 2014 and was not graded by the source guideline authors. The source recommendation was adapted by broadening the scope to include the use of 'specific collagen-based or non-biological matrices' instead of 'acellular dermal matrix' only.
Breast reconstruction – Implant-based reconstruction
Recommendation
For patients undergoing implant-based breast reconstruction, no recommendations can be made for or against the use of specific collagen-based or non-biological matrices.
Principles in action
Patient-centred care
This recommendation was adapted from the CCO 2016 guidelines (Canada). The source recommendation was based on a systematic review of the evidence conducted to 13 May 2014 and was not graded by the source guideline authors. The source recommendation was adapted by broadening the scope to include the use of 'specific collagen-based or non-biological matrices' instead of 'acellular dermal matrix' only.