2022
Artificially sweetened beverages and urinary incontinence—a secondary analysis of the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study
Ringel N, Hovey K, Andrews C, Mossavar-Rahmani Y, Shadyab A, Snetselaar L, Howard B, Iglesia C. Artificially sweetened beverages and urinary incontinence—a secondary analysis of the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study. Menopause The Journal Of The North American Menopause Society 2022, 30: 283-288. PMID: 36515559, PMCID: PMC9974739, DOI: 10.1097/gme.0000000000002129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArtificially Sweetened BeveragesFemaleHumansRisk FactorsSweetening AgentsUrinary IncontinenceWomen's HealthConceptsUrinary incontinence symptomsWomen's Health Initiative Observational StudyUrgency urinary incontinence symptomsMixed urinary incontinenceUrinary incontinenceIncontinence symptomsObservational studyBeverage consumptionSecondary analysisMultivariable logistic regression modelLogistic regression modelsAnalytic cohortMultivariable analysisPotential confoundersUnadjusted oddsBeverage intakeHigh prevalenceHigher oddsIncontinenceGreater oddsRare consumersSymptomsWeeksDemographic characteristicsWomen
2021
Surgical Outcomes in Urogynecology—Assessment of Perioperative and Postoperative Complications Relative to Preoperative Hemoglobin A1c—A Fellows Pelvic Research Network Study
Ringel NE, de Winter KL, Siddique M, Marczak T, Kisby C, Rutledge E, Soriano A, Samimi P, Schroeder M, Handler S, Zeymo A, Gutman RE. Surgical Outcomes in Urogynecology—Assessment of Perioperative and Postoperative Complications Relative to Preoperative Hemoglobin A1c—A Fellows Pelvic Research Network Study. Urogynecology 2021, 28: 7-13. PMID: 33886510, DOI: 10.1097/spv.0000000000001057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsFemaleGlycated HemoglobinHumansPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsPelvic reconstructive surgeryMultivariate logistic regressionPostoperative complicationsOverall complicationsSevere complicationsReconstructive surgeryMulticenter retrospective cohort studyLogistic regressionUrinary incontinence surgeryRetrospective cohort studyResearch Network StudyFemale pelvic medicineReconstructive surgery programsHbA1c thresholdPreoperative HbA1cPreoperative hemoglobinUrogynecology populationAverage HbA1cIncontinence surgeryCohort studyMesh exposureDiabetes mellitusDiabetic patientsSurgery typeDiabetic cohortHysterectomy Complications Relative to HbA1c Levels: Identifying a Threshold for Surgical Planning
Ringel NE, Morgan DM, Kamdar N, Gutman RE. Hysterectomy Complications Relative to HbA1c Levels: Identifying a Threshold for Surgical Planning. Journal Of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 2021, 28: 1735-1742.e1. PMID: 33617984, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2021.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsFemaleHumansHysterectomyLaparoscopyPostoperative ComplicationsReoperationRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsConceptsOdds of complicationsPreoperative HbAPostoperative complicationsDiabetes diagnosisGroup 1Group 2Michigan Surgical Quality CollaborativeMultivariate logistic regression modelComposite postoperative complicationsRetrospective cohort studyEmergency department visitsRisk of complicationsLogistic regression modelsCohort studyComplication rateDepartment visitsDiabetes controlHemoglobin levelsRisk stratificationSurgical approachIndependent associationLaparoscopic surgeryHysterectomy complicationsAdjusted modelComplications