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Major Gynecologic Surgical Procedures in the Aged

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 1978
ABSTRACT: The results of major gynecologic operations in 160 women over the age of 65 were reviewed and compared with the results in 120 younger women 40–55 years old. Most of the complaints of the elderly group were related to genital prolapse. These conditions caused daily discomfort and anxiety.
G, Panayiotis, A, Ellenbogen, S, Grunstein   +2 more
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Evaluating Gynecological Surgical Procedures

JAMA, 2004
THE RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (RCT), INTROduced into clinical research more than 50 years ago, has assumed increasing importance in evaluating medical interventions. Most studies comparing randomized and nonrandomized trials addressing the same question have found that RCTs generally yield less favorable assessments of treatment efficacy than the ...
Roy M. Pitkin, James R. Scott
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Major Surgical Procedures for Gynecologic Malignancy in Elderly Women

Southern Medical Journal, 1986
We review 89 patients more than 75 years old who had major operations for various gynecologic malignancies. The recent routine use of perioperative intensive care decreased hospital mortality from 8.9% to 3.2%, and helped in decreasing and anticipating intraoperative and postoperative cardiorespiratory complications.
M, Lichtinger, H, Averette, M, Penalver, B U, Sevin   +3 more
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Use and Misuse of Opioids After Gynecologic Surgical Procedures

Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey, 2019
(Abstracted from Obstet Gynecol 2019;134(2):250–260) The majority of opioid use disorders originate legally through prescriptions to the individual or through diverted medications; however, for various reasons, use often switches to use of cheaper illicit substances such as heroin. Recent literature has shown that 22% of opioids prescribed to
Jason D, Wright, Yongmei, Huang, Alexander, Melamed, Ana I, Tergas, Caryn M, St Clair, June Y, Hou, Fady, Khoury-Collado, Cande V, Ananth, Alfred I, Neugut, Dawn L, Hershman   +9 more
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Fertility-Preserving Surgical Procedures for Patients With Gynecologic Malignancies

Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2010
Gynecologic malignancies often affect young women who are at the peak of their reproductive potential. The treatment for gynecologic malignancies often consists of removal of the ovaries or uterus, affecting the future fertility of these patients.
Nabila, Rasool, Peter G, Rose
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“Nongynecologic” surgical procedures performed on a gynecologic oncology service

Gynecologic Oncology, 1989
One thousand fifty-eight patients had major surgery in a community-based, university-affiliated gynecologic oncology service. Of these, 233 underwent a total of 275 "nongynecologic" surgical procedures. Two hundred twenty patients suffered from gynecologic malignancies, whereas 13 had surgery for benign disorders.
T F, Kadivar, W A, Nahhas
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Risk factors for robotic gynecologic procedures requiring conversion to other surgical procedures

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2016
AbstractObjectiveTo determine the incidence of, and risk factors for, conversion from robotic gynecologic procedures to other procedure types.MethodsA retrospective cohort study included data from women who underwent any robotic gynecologic procedures between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2012 at a tertiary care referral center in the USA ...
Cecile A, Unger, Mark P, Lachiewicz, Beri, Ridgeway   +2 more
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Safety and feasibility of concomitant urogynecologic and gynecologic oncology surgical procedures

Gynecologic Oncology
This joint Clinical Consensus Statement on the safety and feasibility of concomitant urogynecologic and gynecologic oncology surgical procedures reflects statements drafted by content experts from the American Urogynecologic Society and the Society of Gynecologic Oncology.
Kyle, Wohlrab, Katina, Robison, David D, Rahn, Gena C, Dunivan, John, Occhino, Jon, Pennycuff, Marina, Frimer, Elizabeth, Lokich, Kari, Ring, Denise, Uyar, Ira, Winer, Holly E, Richter   +11 more
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Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Elective Gynecologic Surgical Procedures

Journal of Gynecologic Surgery, 2001
MOST PELVIC SURGEONS ACCEPT THE THESIS that before prophylactic antibiotics are considered for routine use, certain conditions must be met. Among them, the operation is to take place through a contaminated surgical field, it has been established that by not using prophylaxis with that particular procedure the rate of infection is high, and infectious ...
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A study of the incidence and recognition of surgical glove perforation during obstetric and gynecological procedures

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2003
The purpose of this study was to compare the frequency of surgical glove perforation among obstetric and gynecological surgical procedures, and to evaluate surgeons' perceptions.A cross-sectional study was conducted in which nursing personnel examined the gloves used in obstetric and gynecological procedures, immediately after the surgery, in order to ...
Alexandre, Faisal-Cury, Paulo, Rossi Menezes, Soubhi, Kahhale, Marcelo, Zugaib   +3 more
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