BACKGROUND: Postoperative pain following laparoscopic surgery can delay recovery and increase opioid use. Lower insufflation pressures have been consistently shown to reduce pain in general surgery procedures, but their impact in gynecologi…
OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between operative time and short-term postoperative complications in patients undergoing surgery for stage III-IV endometriosis. METHODS: This retrospective cohort study was conducted at a quaternary c…
INTRODUCTION: The impact of race/ethnicity on the prevalence, presentation, and severity of endometriosis is not well understood. Historically, there has been a widespread misconception that endometriosis is a White woman’s disease, even do…
OBJECTIVE: To develop evidence- and consensus-based clinical practice guidelines for management of high-tone pelvic floor dysfunction (HTPFD). High-tone pelvic floor dysfunction is a neuromuscular disorder of the pelvic floor characterized …
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To study the rate and risk factors for short-term postoperative complications of patients undergoing minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for endometriosis in the United States. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Am…
BACKGROUND: In the setting of America's opioid epidemic, judicious postoperative opioid prescribing is important. Gynecologists lack standard guidelines about postoperative opioid prescriptions. OBJECTIVES: The objectives of the study were…
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate if smooth muscle cells can be detected in pelvic washings at the time of intact hysterectomy. DESIGN: A multicentered pilot cohort study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2). SETTING: Two academically aff…