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Performed data acquisition, analysis, interpretation of data for the work: Morgenstern M, Bustos VP,
Friedman R, Fleishman A, Singhal D, Shillue K, Tsai LL
All authors helped with drafting or revision of manuscript for important intellectual content and provided
final approval of the version to be published and agreed to be accountable for all aspects of the work in
ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately
investigated and resolved.

Availability of data and materials
Data are inputted and stored in a prospectively maintained REDCap Quality Improvement Database.

Financial support and sponsorship
Research reported in this publication was partially supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute of the National Institutes of Health (https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/) under Award Number
R01HL157991. Rosie Friedman is sponsored by the 2022 JOBST Lymphatic Research Grant awarded by the
Boston Lymphatic Symposium, Inc.

Conflicts of interest
All authors declared that there are no conflicts of interest.

Ethical approval and consent to participate
This research was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Beth
Israel Deaconess Medical Center Institutional Review Board under Protocol #2022P000092.

Consent for publication
Consent was obtained for acquisition of intraoperative patient photographs for research purposes.

Copyright
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