Gynecologic Surgery
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Surgeon gender not associated with maternal morbidity and hemorrhage after C-section
Appraising surgical outcomes based on gender may be an essential step toward reducing implicit bias and dispelling engendered perceptions...
Opinion
Update on secondary cytoreduction in recurrent ovarian cancer
Secondary debulking surgery has been studied since the 1980s with mixed results; these data have shown that the largest barrier to care has been...
From the Journals
Screen all patients for cannabis use before surgery: Guideline
Patients who regularly use cannabis may experience worse pain and nausea after surgery and may require more opioid analgesia.
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Findings question value of pessary for pelvic organ prolapse
Women who were assigned to the pessary treatment were likely to cross over to a surgical intervention – more than 50% ended up having surgery.
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Docs used permanent, not temporary stitches; lawsuits result
Lakeland Regional Health sent letters to patients who had undergone “wrong stitch” surgeries, cautioning of possible postsurgical complications....
Conference Coverage
Poor evidence for vaginal laser therapy
Despite the continuing popularity of “vaginal rejuvenation” laser therapy, studies have yet to find it equivalent to FDA-approved therapies like...
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Models stratify hysterectomy risk with benign conditions
Adhesions were most predictive of complications. However, an expert says the models miss some important factors that drive outcomes, such as...
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Postpartum sexual enjoyment: Does mode of delivery matter?
Eleven years after delivery cesarean delivery was associated with a 74% increased likelihood of pain in the vagina during sex, compared with...
Conference Coverage
New ESC guidelines for cutting CV risk in noncardiac surgery
The guidelines, which aim to reduce cardiovascular complications from noncardiac surgery, introduce new concepts and recommendations, compared...
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Increased risk of dyspareunia following cesarean section
“Caesarean section may not help protect against sexual dysfunction, as previously thought, where sex-related pain was higher among women who gave...
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Power-morcellation hysterectomies declined and most performed with no containment bag
Despite a possible overestimation of risk by the 2014 FDA safety warning about power morcellators, there has been an almost total nationwide...