Zacharoula Sidiropoulou, Senior Consultant Breast Surgical Oncologist at Hospital São Francisco Xavier, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“World Patient Safety Day 2025: “Patient Safety from the Start” – A Wake-Up Call for Breast Surgical Oncology
2025 theme of the World Health Organization call: “Patient safety from the start!” couldn’t be more urgent for breast surgical oncology.
While World Patient Safety Day 2025 focuses on pediatric care, the message hits hard for the women breast cancer diagnosis each year.
2025 reality: Surgical complication rates vary dramatically by procedure. Recent analysis shows major surgical complications are more than three times higher after mastectomy (7.3%) compared to breast-conserving surgery (2.3%), yet many patients undergo more extensive surgery than clinically necessary.
The call to action:
Every breast cancer patient deserves the same protective approach we give children – systematic safety protocols from first consultation through survivorship.
Communication failures remain the leading cause of sentinel events, making “from the start” safety measures non-negotiable.
Bottom line: In 2025, choosing your surgical team means choosing your safety outcome.
Demand for multidisciplinary team decisions.
Demand for provider’s/unit´s certification
In every step: Patients and providers must demand evidence-based safety standards from day one.”
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