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The prevalence of surgically confirmed endometriosis is less than 25 percent among women undergoing hysterectomy for chronic pelvic pain

Endometriosis Prevalence <25 Percent in Chronic Pelvic Pain

Prevalence ID'd for women undergoing abdominal, laparoscopic hysterectomy for chronic pelvic pain
Risk factors have been identified for 30-day readmission following hysterectomy

Malignancy Ups Risk of Post-Hysterectomy Readmission

Factors for 30-day readmission include perioperative complications, prior open abdominal surgery
Among patients undergoing surgery for benign gynecologic indications

Occult Uterine Sarcomas in One in 1,124 Hysterectomies

Nine cases identified within large cohort of 10,119 hysterectomies for benign gynecologic indications
For women with uterine cancer

Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy Beneficial in Uterine Cancer

Linked to favorable morbidity profile and does not compromise long-term survival
The use of minimally invasive hysterectomy decreased and postoperative complications increased following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration safety communication discouraging use of laparoscopic power morcellation during hysterectomy or myomectomy for treatment of uterine fibroids

Study Looks at Impact of FDA Safety Alert on Morcellation

Decrease in use of minimally invasive hysterectomy, increase in complications after alert issued
For women undergoing hysterectomy

Prophylactic Antibiotic Choice Impacts Post-Hysterectomy SSI

Increased risk of surgical site infection for those receiving β-lactam alternative, nonstandard regimen
Following implementation of a hysterectomy pathway there has been a decrease in the proportion of total abdominal hysterectomy procedures performed between 2012 and 2014

Clinical Pathway Leads to Drop in Total Abdominal Hysterectomies

Implementation of hysterectomy pathway linked to reduction in TAH procedures from 2012 to 2014
Despite the safety of ovarian conservation

Ovarian Conservation Safe in Endometrial Cancer, but Use Low

Findings among premenopausal women undergoing hysterectomy
In 2012

Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy May Be Underused

Racial disparities associated with use of the procedure for uterine, cervical cancers
Combined hysterectomy and panniculectomy procedures can be performed safely; however

Hysterectomy + Panniculectomy Can Be Safely Performed

In adjusted analysis, similar complication rates seen for combined procedures, but longer length of stay