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OBJECTIVE: To model the effect of implementing minimum-volume standards for women who underwent hysterectomy on patient outcomes and surgeon practice patterns. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study using the New York Statewide…

OBJECTIVE: To perform a population-based analysis to first examine the changes in surgeon and hospital procedural volume for hysterectomy over time and then to explore the association between very low surgeon procedural volume and outcomes.…

BACKGROUND: The selective estrogen receptor modulator tamoxifen is now widely used for the treatment and prevention of breast cancer. Tamoxifen use has been associated with a variety of gynecologic problems. Despite the frequency with which…

OBJECTIVE: To analyze factors associated with 30-day readmission among women who underwent hysterectomy for uterine cancer and benign indications. METHODS: We used the National Surgical Quality Improvement Project database to perform a coh…

OBJECTIVE: To perform an econometric analysis to examine the influence of procedure volume, variation in hospital accounting methodology, and use of various analytic methodologies on cost of robotically assisted hysterectomy for benign gyne…

OBJECTIVE: To perform a population-based analysis to compare the complications and cost of laparoscopic and robotically assisted adnexal surgery. METHODS: A nationwide database was used to analyze the use and outcomes of robotically assist…