Study Design and Population

This was a cross-sectional survey of Canadian plastic and reconstructive surgeons who perform breast reconstruction for patients with breast cancer. A voluntary response sampling methodology was used. Members of the Canadian Society of Plastic Surgery (CSPS) were invited to participate via email invitation distributed to the CSPS email list-serv. Surgeons were contacted and invited to participate twice, 10 days apart. Questionnaires were disseminated and responses collected in May 2021 using Qualtrics, a web-based survey platform. Responses were received anonymously.