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Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery

https://read.qxmd.com/read/35982987/augs-perform-a-new-patient-reported-outcome-measure-to-assess-quality-of-prolapse-care
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Michele O'Shea, Sarah Boyles, Catherine S Bradley, Kristin Jacobs, Molly McFatrich, Vivian Sung, Kevin Weinfurt, Nazema Y Siddiqui
UNLABELLED: Patient-reported outcomes (PRO) are important for measuring quality of care, particularly for interventions aimed at improving symptom bother such as procedures for pelvic organ prolapse. We aimed to create a concise yet comprehensive PRO measurement tool to assess pelvic organ prolapse care in high-volume clinical environments. METHODS: The relevant concepts to measure prolapse treatment quality were first established through literature review, qualitative interviews, and a patient and provider-driven consensus-building process...
August 2022: Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery
https://read.qxmd.com/read/35830578/a-randomized-controlled-trial-comparing-telemedicine-versus-in-person-office-visits-for-the-follow-up-of-overactive-bladder
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Spencer Mossack, Igor Inoyatov, Philip Fonseca, Chris Du, Edwin Lee, Heng Ruan, Jason Kim
IMPORTANCE: Overactive bladder is a condition that may be ideally suited for the use of telemedicine because initial treatment options are behavioral modification and pharmacotherapy. OBJECTIVE: We sought to evaluate if there was an overall difference in patient follow-up rates between telemedicine and in-person visits. STUDY DESIGN: New patients presenting with overactive bladder from July 2020 to March 2021 were randomized into telemedicine and in-person visits groups...
July 8, 2022: Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery
https://read.qxmd.com/read/35763669/risk-factors-for-bladder-perforation-at-the-time-of-retropubic-midurethral-sling-placement
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Viviana Casas-Puig, C Emi Bretschneider, Mark D Walters, Cecile A Ferrando
IMPORTANCE: There is conflicting evidence regarding predictive factors for bladder perforation during retropubic midurethral sling (R-MUS) placement and lack of evidence to support adoption of techniques to minimize such injury. OBJECTIVES: The aims of the study were to describe the incidence of and factors associated with bladder perforation during R-MUS placement and to explore whether retropubic hydrodissection decreases the likelihood of perforation. STUDY DESIGN: This is a case-control study of women undergoing R-MUS placement from 2007 to 2017...
July 1, 2022: Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery
https://read.qxmd.com/read/35703282/editorial-urogynecology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Linda Brubaker
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
July 1, 2022: Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery
https://read.qxmd.com/read/35543543/a-randomized-clinical-trial-comparing-the-efficacy-and-safety-of-2-versus-4-chlorohexidine-gluconate-for-surgical-preparation-of-the-vagina
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RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Radhika Patnam, Amy L Askew, Kevin Alby, Bravada M Hill, Marcella G Willis-Gray, Jennifer M Wu, Elizabeth J Geller
IMPORTANCE: There have been no studies comparing 2% and 4% chlorhexidine gluconate (CHX) for vaginal surgical site preparation despite both commonly being used. OBJECTIVES: The primary objective was to assess the noninferiority of 2% CHX versus 4% CHX to reduce bacterial contamination rates at 60 minutes after surgical preparation of the vagina. Secondary objectives were to assess differences in colony-forming units and the sensation of postoperative vaginal burning and pain...
July 1, 2022: Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery
https://read.qxmd.com/read/35543542/surgeon-attitudes-toward-concurrent-urogynecologic-and-gynecologic-oncology-procedures-a-cross-sectional-survey
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Erica Lai, Gary L Goldberg, Dara Shalom
IMPORTANCE: There is increasing overlap in the urogynecologic and gynecologic oncologic patient populations. To improve patient advocacy and access to care, a collaborative surgical approach may benefit this cohort. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to evaluate surgeon attitudes toward performing concurrent urogynecologic and gynecologic oncology procedures. We hypothesized that most surgeons are amenable to collaboration. STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a cross-sectional questionnaire of members of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology and the American Urogynecologic Society from August to November 2020...
July 1, 2022: Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery
https://read.qxmd.com/read/35536679/complications-reported-to-the-food-and-drug-administration-a-cross-sectional-comparison-of-urogynecologic-meshes
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Amanda M Artsen, Jessica C Sassani, Pamela A Moalli, Megan S Bradley
IMPORTANCE: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration uses the Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience database to evaluate the safety of urogynecologic meshes; however, reports on individual meshes have not been characterized. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to compare complications among available urogynecologic meshes reported to the Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience database. STUDY DESIGN: This study is a cross-sectional analysis of medical device reports (MDRs) of urogynecologic mesh from January 2004 to March 2019, using the Reed Tech Navigator (LexisNexis), which codes MDRs...
July 1, 2022: Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery
https://read.qxmd.com/read/35536677/adverse-events-for-overactive-bladder-medications-from-a-public-federal-database
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Christina Sze, Siri Drangsholt, Michelina D Stoddard, Zorawar Singh, Stephanie Sansone, Naeem Bhojani, Kevin Zorn, Dean Elterman, Bilal Chughtai
IMPORTANCE: Clinical data on the use of overactive bladder (OAB) medications are limited by the physician interpretation of adverse effects rather than those that are patient reported. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to evaluate the association between OAB medications and adverse drug events (ADEs) through the self-reporting U.S. Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Report System database. STUDY DESIGN: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Report System (FAERS) database was queried from 2004 to 2019...
July 1, 2022: Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery
https://read.qxmd.com/read/35536662/pass-or-fail-postoperative-active-voiding-trials-in-an-enhanced-recovery-program
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Elisa R Trowbridge, Lauren E Buchanan, Sarah L Evans, Monica N Allen, Hannah L Chacon, Kathie L Hullfish
IMPORTANCE: Pelvic reconstructive surgery is often associated with transient postoperative voiding dysfunction. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to compare postoperative active voiding trial (AVT) outcomes before and after implementation of an enhanced recovery program (ERP) for women undergoing pelvic reconstructive surgery. In addition, risk factors for postoperative urinary retention were identified. STUDY DESIGN: We retrospectively identified patients undergoing inpatient vaginal or robotic pelvic reconstructive surgery before and after implementation of an ERP at our institution...
July 1, 2022: Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery
https://read.qxmd.com/read/35420549/is-same-day-discharge-following-minimally-invasive-sacrocolpopexy-safe-and-feasible-a-national-contemporary-database-analysis
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MULTICENTER STUDY
Rubin Raju, Kristine T Hanson, Elizabeth B Habermann, John A Occhino, Brian J Linder
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate trends and outcomes of ambulatory minimally invasive sacrocolpopexy (MISC) using data from a contemporary multicenter nationwide cohort. METHODS: We used the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database to identify women who underwent nonemergent MISC (laparoscopic and robotic) from 2012 to 2018. Exclusion criteria were age <18 or ≥90 years, rectal prolapse, postoperative discharge day ≥3, and concomitant hysterectomy, transvaginal mesh repair, colpocleisis, and/or colorectal surgery...
July 1, 2022: Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery
https://read.qxmd.com/read/35830588/determining-the-ideal-intraoperative-resting-genital-hiatus-size-balancing-surgical-and-functional-outcomes
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Olivia H Chang, Meng Yao, Cecile A Ferrando, Marie Fidela R Paraiso, Katie Propst
IMPORTANCE: The intraoperative resting genital hiatus (GH) size can be surgically modified but its relationship to prolapse recurrence is unclear. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to identify the optimal intraoperative resting GH size as it relates to prolapse recurrence and functional outcomes at 1 year. STUDY DESIGN: This prospective cohort study was conducted at 2 hospitals from 2019 to 2021. Intraoperative measurements of the resting GH, perineal body, and total vaginal length were collected...
June 30, 2022: Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery
https://read.qxmd.com/read/35830590/development-and-validation-of-a-model-for-predicting-surgical-site-infection-after-pelvic-organ-prolapse-surgery
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
David Sheyn, W Thomas Gregory, Oyomoare Osazuwa-Peters, J Eric Jelovsek
IMPORTANCE: Surgical site infection (SSI) is a common and costly complication. Targeted interventions in high-risk patients may lead to a reduction in SSI; at present, there is no method to consistently identify patients at increased risk of SSI. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to develop and validate a model for predicting risk of SSI after pelvic organ prolapse surgery. STUDY DESIGN: Women undergoing surgery between 2011 and 2017 were identified using Current Procedural Terminology codes from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 5% Limited Data Set...
June 29, 2022: Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery
https://read.qxmd.com/read/35759786/preemptive-infiltration-of-local-anesthetics-during-vaginal-hysterectomy-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis-of-randomized-controlled-trials
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Dimitrios Zacharakis, Anastasia Prodromidou, Athanasios Douligeris, Stavros Athanasiou, Sophia Hadzilia, Nikolaos Kathopoulis, Veatriki Athanasiou, Themos Grigoriadis
IMPORTANCE: Vaginal hysterectomy (VH) is the preferred route of choice for women desiring hysterectomy to treat uterine pathology, including premalignant conditions and fibroids. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the use of preemptive local analgesia (LA) on postoperative pain and perioperative outcomes for women undergoing VH. STUDY DESIGN: A systematic search of 4 electronic databases (MEDLINE, Scopus, Cochrane CENTRAL Register of Controlled Trials, and Clinicaltrials...
June 24, 2022: Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery
https://read.qxmd.com/read/35759784/centering-group-treatment-for-women-with-interstitial-cystitis-bladder-pain-syndrome-a-qualitative-analysis
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Kate Vellenga Meriwether, Virginia Panter, Magdalena McWethy, Heidi Rishel Brakey, Yuko M Komesu
IMPORTANCE: Women with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (ICBPS) face challenging treatment and feelings of isolation. Centering models of group medical visits have been successful in other spheres but have not been explored in ICBPS therapy. OBJECTIVE: We sought to describe opinions of women with ICBPS regarding Centering visits, including advantages, experience, and barriers to participation and efficacy. STUDY DESIGN: Patients who attended Centering visits participated in a focus group and/or filled out written commentary in evaluations, and control patients were individually interviewed...
June 18, 2022: Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery
https://read.qxmd.com/read/35759777/health-care-disparities-among-latina-patients-presenting-with-pelvic-organ-prolapse
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
K Marie Douglass, Tamara Grisales, Natalie Coca, Megha D Tandel, Lorna Kwan, Cecilia Wieslander
IMPORTANCE: This study identifies barriers, including language and insurance status, Latina patients may face in accessing urogynecology care. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to determine differences in objective prolapse severity at the time of presentation between Latina and non-Latina patients and the effect socioeconomic disparities may have on these differences. STUDY DESIGN: This is a retrospective cohort study of patients visiting urogynecology clinics at 2 academic institutions (1 private, 1 public)...
June 18, 2022: Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery
https://read.qxmd.com/read/35759772/length-of-stay-and-30-day-postoperative-complications-following-minimally-invasive-apical-prolapse-repair
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Alexis A Dieter, Kristin J Moore, Marcella G Willis-Gray, Robert E Gutman, Cheryl B Iglesia, Erin T Carey
IMPORTANCE: Data on the correlation between length of stay and postoperative complications following urogynecologic surgery are limited. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to use a nationwide database to examine the correlation between length of stay and 30-day postoperative complications following minimally invasive apical prolapse repair. STUDY DESIGN: This retrospective cohort study included women in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database from 2008 to 2018 who underwent laparoscopic/robotic sacrocolpopexy or uterosacral/sacrospinous repair and were discharged on postoperative day 0 (POD0) or 1 (POD1)...
June 18, 2022: Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery
https://read.qxmd.com/read/35703276/synchronous-telemedicine-model-in-urogynecology-are-patients-willing-to-continue-telemedicine-in-the-post-covid-19-pandemic-era
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Youngwu Kim, Marcus V Ortega, Rachael Acker, Kathrene D Valentine, Elnaz Ayati, Emily Von Bargen
IMPORTANCE: Following the recent expansion of telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic, this remote model of care in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery will likely remain and continue to evolve. OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to assess patients' perceptions of and willingness to participate in a synchronous telemedicine visit beyond the COVID-19 pandemic for women with pelvic floor disorders. STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a cross-sectional study of women who completed a synchronous telemedicine visit from March 16 through May 22, 2020, at a urogynecology practice in an academic medical center...
June 14, 2022: Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery
https://read.qxmd.com/read/35703272/are-formal-voiding-trials-necessary-after-posterior-compartment-reconstructive-surgery
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Amy L Askew, Samantha L Margulies, Nozomi Sakai, Michelle N Schroeder, Christine M Chu, Jennifer M Wu, Marcella Willis-Gray
IMPORTANCE: Posterior compartment surgery is considered a risk factor for postoperative urinary retention because of the impact of postoperative pain on the pelvic floor; however, few studies have examined the association between posterior compartment reconstructive surgery and urinary retention. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to compare rates of urinary retention in patients undergoing vaginal reconstructive surgery, without hysterectomy, in the posterior compartment only versus any apical and/or anterior compartment (with or without posterior compartment)...
June 10, 2022: Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery
https://read.qxmd.com/read/35703286/linguistic-differences-by-gender-in-letters-of-recommendation-for-female-pelvic-medicine-and-reconstructive-surgery-fellowship-applicants-from-2010-to-2020
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Erryn Tappy, Evelyn Pan, Larry Steven Brown, Angela Wang, Diksha Verma, Maria Florian-Rodriguez
IMPORTANCE: Linguistic differences suggestive of gender bias have been detected in letters of recommendation (LOR) for female and male residency and fellowship program applicants within multiple medical specialties. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to determine whether linguistic differences exist in LOR for female and male physicians applying to female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery (FPMRS) fellowship. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective analysis of FPMRS fellowship applications submitted to a university-affiliated academic center from 2010 to 2020 was performed...
June 8, 2022: Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery
https://read.qxmd.com/read/35703277/who-s-posting-what-a-qualitative-cross-sectional-study-comparing-twitter-and-instagram-patterns-between-health-care-professionals-and-patients
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Alexa C Dzienny, Coralee T Toal, Jocelyn J Fitzgerald, Charelle M Carter-Brooks
IMPORTANCE: There is a paucity of evidence-based, physician-authored content available on social media. Data are lacking on physicians use of social media, including intended audience and content. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to explore the patterns of Twitter and Instagram use for popular urogynecology hashtags between physicians, patients, and allied health professionals (AHPs). STUDY DESIGN: Twelve hashtags derived from the Urogynecology Tag Ontology project were used as search terms to select Twitter and Instagram posts...
June 8, 2022: Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery
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