The Permanente journal
Perm J
· ISSN (e) 1552-5775
· 7 papers in corpus
observational
2020
Outcomes of Robotic Hysterectomy for Treatment of Benign Conditions: Influence of Patient Complexity
INTRODUCTION: Robotic hysterectomy may offer advantages for complex cases over the conventional laparoscopic approach. OBJECTIVE: To assess the association of surgical approach (robotic vs conventional) with blood loss, risks of readmissio…
observational
2015
CONTEXT: A nonlaparotomic route is recommended for hysterectomy for benign indications. OBJECTIVE: 1) Predict the difficulty of hysterectomy to treat benign disease as measured by operative time and risk of laparotomy, 2) confirm the safet…
review
2014
Thoracic endometriosis syndrome is the presence of endometrial tissue in or around the lung. Thoracic endometriosis syndrome consists of four distinct clinical entities: catamenial pneumothorax, catamenial hemothorax, hemoptysis, and pulmon…
guideline
2013
Acute uterine bleeding unrelated to pregnancy has been defined as bleeding "sufficient in volume as to, in the opinion of the treating clinician, require urgent or emergent intervention." The Southern California Permanente Medical Group upd…
nonrandomized-trial
2012
BACKGROUND: Temporomandibular joint disorders (TMDs) are chronic, often refractory, pain conditions affecting the jaw and face. Patients least likely to respond to allopathic treatment have the most marked biologic responsiveness to externa…
other
2009
Minimally invasive surgical therapies are growing in type and volume of interventions. As one of the largest health delivery organizations in the US, Kaiser Permanente staff must be aware that the proliferation of these technologies has occ…
other
2005