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Background <p>This study introduces a new Gigantomastia Preference Score (GPS) to prioritize surgical candidates based on clinical severity and quality of life impact.</p> Methods <p>This retrospective study applied the newly developed GPS to the existing surgery waiting list of 213 patients at our center. The GPS was developed from evidence-based clinical practice indicators and a thorough literature review, selecting nine variables. The GPS was then used to reorder the waiting list, and comparisons were made between the original and reordered lists.</p> Results <p>Implementation of the GPS significantly reordered the waiting list. The Spearman's Rank Correlation coefficient between the original and new rankings was 0.5679 (<i>p</i>-value = 1.38e-19), indicating a moderate to strong positive correlation. The Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test yielded a statistic of 3485.0 (<i>p</i>-value = 8.44e-21), showing significant changes in patient positions. ANOVA results highlighted significant differences in BMI and largest breast weight across priority levels. Chi-Square tests revealed significant associations between priority levels and Trauma and Psychiatry reports.</p> Conclusions <p>The GPS significantly improved the prioritization of patients with gigantomastia by incorporating multiple clinically relevant factors. This led to a more equitable and informed ordering of the surgical waiting list, potentially improving patient outcomes and optimizing healthcare resource allocation.</p> Level of Evidence IV <p>This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors &#xa0;<a href="http://www.springer.com/00266">www.springer.com/00266</a>.</p>

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Gigantomastia: Advancing a Preference Score System to Enhance Care Quality and Life Standards

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    2025年4月3日

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  • Cristina Melero-Fernández,
  • Ana Belén Martínez-Martínez

摘要

Background

This study introduces a new Gigantomastia Preference Score (GPS) to prioritize surgical candidates based on clinical severity and quality of life impact.

Methods

This retrospective study applied the newly developed GPS to the existing surgery waiting list of 213 patients at our center. The GPS was developed from evidence-based clinical practice indicators and a thorough literature review, selecting nine variables. The GPS was then used to reorder the waiting list, and comparisons were made between the original and reordered lists.

Results

Implementation of the GPS significantly reordered the waiting list. The Spearman's Rank Correlation coefficient between the original and new rankings was 0.5679 (p-value = 1.38e-19), indicating a moderate to strong positive correlation. The Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test yielded a statistic of 3485.0 (p-value = 8.44e-21), showing significant changes in patient positions. ANOVA results highlighted significant differences in BMI and largest breast weight across priority levels. Chi-Square tests revealed significant associations between priority levels and Trauma and Psychiatry reports.

Conclusions

The GPS significantly improved the prioritization of patients with gigantomastia by incorporating multiple clinically relevant factors. This led to a more equitable and informed ordering of the surgical waiting list, potentially improving patient outcomes and optimizing healthcare resource allocation.

Level of Evidence IV

This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors  www.springer.com/00266.