Obstetrics & gynaecology
Outdated surgical choices put women at risk
Australian women are undergoing unnecessarily invasive hysterectomies due to a lack of contemporary surgical skills among gynaecologists.
May 16, 2018
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News tagged with hysterectomy
Surgery
FDA warning ups hysterectomy complications for uterine fibroids
(HealthDay)—For women undergoing hysterectomy for uterine fibroids, there was an increase in major and minor 30-day complication rates following the issuing of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration black box warning against ...
Apr 12, 2018
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Plotting the downward trend in traditional hysterectomy
Fewer women are getting hysterectomies in every state across the country.
Jan 23, 2018
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Egg-preserving hysterectomy raises heart risks later: study
Women who undergo hysterectomy before age 35 may face significantly higher long-term heart risks, even if their ovaries are preserved, a study found Wednesday.
Jan 3, 2018
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Medications
Patients only use about half of opioids prescribed after hysterectomy: study
Doctors may be prescribing nearly twice the number of opioids than what the average patient needs after a hysterectomy, a new study suggests.
Dec 4, 2017
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Patients use about half of opioids prescribed after hysterectomy
(HealthDay)—Gynecologists prescribe about twice the amount of opioids than patients use after hysterectomy for benign, nonobstetric indications, according to a study published online Nov. 7 in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Nov 10, 2017
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Surgery
C-section delivery associated with increased risk of complications from hysterectomy
Having a previous cesarean delivery significantly increased the risk of reoperation and complications among women undergoing a hysterectomy later in life, according to a study published by JAMA Surgery.
Aug 9, 2017
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
About 10 percent present to ER after hysterectomy for benign disease
(HealthDay)—Overall, 9.1 percent of women who undergo hysterectomy for benign disease present to the emergency department and are not readmitted to the hospital, according to research published in the August issue of Obstetrics ...
Jul 17, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Findings support use of less invasive hysterectomy for early-stage endometrial cancer
Researchers found similar rates of disease-free survival and no difference in overall survival among women who received a laparoscopic or abdominal total hysterectomy for stage I endometrial cancer, according to a study published ...
Mar 28, 2017
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Uterine artery embolism can help avoid hysterectomy for fibroids
(HealthDay)—Hysterectomy can often be avoided in patients with uterine fibroids undergoing uterine artery embolization, according to a study published in the December issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Dec 14, 2016
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