2023
Pilot Implementation of a Health Equity Checklist to Improve the Identification of Equity-Related Adverse Events
Fan L, Sheth S, Pettker C. Pilot Implementation of a Health Equity Checklist to Improve the Identification of Equity-Related Adverse Events. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2023, 78: 29-30. DOI: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000912592.42410.a6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Optimizing menstrual health and hygiene management in the U.S.: A mixed-methods study of the barriers and the role of healthcare professionals
Trant A, Espinal M, Kisanga E, Vash-Margita A, Lundsberg L, Sheth S, Fan L. Optimizing menstrual health and hygiene management in the U.S.: A mixed-methods study of the barriers and the role of healthcare professionals. Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare 2022, 35: 100808. PMID: 36563412, DOI: 10.1016/j.srhc.2022.100808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResponse rateSurvey response rateThematic content analysisMH screeningPatient interviewsPatient surveyPatient understandingPatient's abilityPatientsHealthcare providersHealthcare professionalsHealth practicesMedical staffMenstrual productsStaff viewsDaily activitiesMixed-method studyMenstrual healthMenstruationDescriptive statisticsHealthHygiene managementScreeningAnnual incomeQualitative interviewsPilot Implementation of a Health Equity Checklist to Improve the Identification of Equity-Related Adverse Events
Fan LL, Sheth SS, Pettker CM. Pilot Implementation of a Health Equity Checklist to Improve the Identification of Equity-Related Adverse Events. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2022, 140: 667-673. PMID: 36075061, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000004934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchErratum to “Menstrual Health and Hygiene among Adolescents in the United States” [Journal of Pediatric Adolescent Gynecology. 2022 Jun;35(3):277-287]
Trant AA, Vash-Margita A, Camenga D, Braverman P, Wagner D, Espinal M, Kisanga EP, Lundsberg L, Sheth SS, Fan L. Erratum to “Menstrual Health and Hygiene among Adolescents in the United States” [Journal of Pediatric Adolescent Gynecology. 2022 Jun;35(3):277-287]. Journal Of Pediatric And Adolescent Gynecology 2022, 35: 605. PMID: 35906147, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2022.07.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMenstrual Health and Hygiene among Adolescents in the United States
Trant AA, Vash-Margita A, Camenga D, Braverman P, Wagner D, Espinal M, Kisanga EP, Lundsberg L, Sheth SS, Fan L. Menstrual Health and Hygiene among Adolescents in the United States. Journal Of Pediatric And Adolescent Gynecology 2022, 35: 277-287. PMID: 34999229, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2021.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMenstrual health educationHealth educationSurvey response rateHealth careResponse rateMenstrual healthTertiary academic centerAdolescent medicine clinicMedicine clinicPatient interviewsPatient surveyGynecology practiceProvider surveyAcademic centersPatientsThematic saturationProvider perspectivesThematic content analysisProvider rolesAnonymous surveyCarePediatric facultyDescriptive statisticsMenstrual productsHealth
2020
89. Menstrual Hygiene Management in Adolescents and Young Adults
Trant A, Vash-Margita A, Camenga D, Braverman P, Wagner D, Espinal M, Fan L. 89. Menstrual Hygiene Management in Adolescents and Young Adults. Journal Of Pediatric And Adolescent Gynecology 2020, 33: 218. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2020.01.021.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Cesarean Scar Pregnancy, Incidence, and Recurrence: Five-Year Experience at a Single Tertiary Care Referral Center
Grechukhina O, Deshmukh U, Fan L, Kohari K, Abdel-Razeq S, Bahtiyar M, Sfakianaki A. Cesarean Scar Pregnancy, Incidence, and Recurrence: Five-Year Experience at a Single Tertiary Care Referral Center. Obstetric Anesthesia Digest 2019, 39: 98-99. DOI: 10.1097/01.aoa.0000557687.83837.90.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCesarean scar pregnancyScar pregnancyTreatment modalitiesSingle tertiary care referral centerTertiary care referral centerYale-New Haven HospitalLife-threatening complicationsNumerous treatment modalitiesTertiary care centerOptimal treatment modalityFive-year experiencePrevious hysterotomySac implantsPregnancy outcomesReferral centerPatient counselingCare centerTreatment decisionsPregnancyAvailable literaturePresent studyModalitiesHysterotomyComplicationsRecurrence
2018
Cesarean Scar Pregnancy, Incidence, and Recurrence
Grechukhina O, Deshmukh U, Fan L, Kohari K, Abdel-Razeq S, Bahtiyar MO, Sfakianaki AK. Cesarean Scar Pregnancy, Incidence, and Recurrence. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2018, 132: 1285-1295. PMID: 30303911, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000002940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbortifacient Agents, NonsteroidalAdultCesarean SectionCicatrixCombined Modality TherapyCurettageFemaleHumansHysteroscopyMethotrexatePotassium ChloridePregnancyPregnancy RatePregnancy, EctopicRecurrenceTertiary Care CentersUterine Artery EmbolizationUterine Balloon TamponadeWatchful WaitingYoung AdultConceptsCesarean scar pregnancyScar pregnancySubsequent pregnancy outcomeLocal methotrexatePregnancy outcomesTreatment modalitiesRecurrent cesarean scar pregnancyBilateral uterine artery embolizationElectronic medical record reviewYale-New Haven HospitalSubsequent spontaneous conceptionViable intrauterine pregnancyPrior cesarean deliveryMedical record reviewTime of diagnosisUterine artery embolizationPotassium chloride injectionFetal cardiac activityProducts of conceptionIntrauterine pregnancyPregnancy characteristicsSystemic methotrexateExpectant managementMethotrexate therapyArtery embolizationIn Reply
Fan L, Andiman SE, Xu X. In Reply. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2018, 132: 1065. PMID: 30247345, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000002894.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersDecreased Surgical Site Infection Rate in Hysterectomy
Andiman SE, Xu X, Boyce JM, Ludwig EM, Rillstone HRW, Desai VB, Fan LL. Decreased Surgical Site Infection Rate in Hysterectomy. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2018, 131: 991-999. PMID: 29742666, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000002594.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical site infection prevention bundleSurgical site infection rateInfection prevention bundleSurgical site infectionPrevention bundleSite infectionInfection rateHospital stayStudy periodPostoperative readmission rateProportion of patientsRate of readmissionMultivariable regression analysisImplementation periodQuality improvement studyPerioperative normothermiaClinical characteristicsPostoperative dayReadmission ratesAntibiotic dosingRetrospective analysisSustained reductionSurgical preparationHysterectomyPatientsOccult Gynecologic Cancer in Women Undergoing Hysterectomy or Myomectomy for Benign Indications
Desai VB, Wright JD, Schwartz PE, Jorgensen EM, Fan L, Litkouhi B, Lin H, Gross CP, Xu X. Occult Gynecologic Cancer in Women Undergoing Hysterectomy or Myomectomy for Benign Indications. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2018, 131: 642-651. PMID: 29528920, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000002521.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCorpus uteriCervix uteriOvarian malignancyBenign indicationsSurgical routeSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramLaparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomySurgical Quality Improvement ProgramLaparoscopic supracervical hysterectomyPrimary outcome measureBeginning of surgeryLogistic regression analysisQuality Improvement ProgramTotal laparoscopicPatient agePatient characteristicsSupracervical hysterectomyVaginal hysterectomyGynecologic cancerUndetected malignancyOvarian cancerHysterectomyOutcome measuresAmerican College03: Surgical site infection prevention bundle for hysterectomy: Effect on costs of surgical admission and 30-day readmissions
Andiman SE, Xu X, Teng W, Fan L. 03: Surgical site infection prevention bundle for hysterectomy: Effect on costs of surgical admission and 30-day readmissions. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2018, 218: s882. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2017.12.187.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Cesarean Scar Pregnancy
Deshmukh U, Grechukhina O, Bahtiyar M, Fan L, Sfakianaki A. Cesarean Scar Pregnancy. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2017, 129: s143. DOI: 10.1097/01.aog.0000514712.81512.95.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCesarean scar pregnancyLocal methotrexateMethotrexate therapyScar pregnancyExpectant managementCases of CSPKCl injectionBilateral uterine artery embolizationYale-New Haven HospitalMedian gestational agePrior cesarean deliveryTime of diagnosisUterine artery embolizationRisk of complicationsCesarean delivery rateFetal cardiac activityProducts of conceptionElectronic medical recordsInstitutional review boardSpontaneous demiseSystemic methotrexateArtery embolizationCesarean deliveryIntrauterine gestationWedge resection
2016
Variation in the Gynecologic Aseptic Technique Improves After Standardization and Video-Based Intervention
Jorgensen E, Desai V, Shook L, Chatterjee S, Fan L. Variation in the Gynecologic Aseptic Technique Improves After Standardization and Video-Based Intervention. Journal Of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 2016, 23: s28. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2016.08.078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInpatient Laparoscopic Hysterectomy in the United States: Trends and Factors Associated With Approach Selection
Desai VB, Guo XM, Fan L, Wright JD, Xu X. Inpatient Laparoscopic Hysterectomy in the United States: Trends and Factors Associated With Approach Selection. Journal Of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 2016, 24: 151-158.e1. PMID: 27614151, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2016.08.830.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaparoscopic supracervical hysterectomyTotal laparoscopic hysterectomyLaparoscopic approachLaparoscopic hysterectomyNational Inpatient SampleHospital characteristicsPatient race/ethnicityFemale adult patientsClinical Modification codesDifferent laparoscopic approachesAssociation of patientHospital teaching statusHospital inpatient careBenign laparoscopic hysterectomyRace/ethnicityNonobstetric indicationsAdult patientsVaginal hysterectomyClinical factorsSupracervical hysterectomyBenign indicationsComorbid conditionsRetrospective studyNinth RevisionNIS database
2015
Variation in Gynecologic Aseptic Technique [214]
Desai V, Murdaugh K, Fan L. Variation in Gynecologic Aseptic Technique [214]. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2015, 125: 70s. DOI: 10.1097/01.aog.0000463118.93795.63.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Surgical Site Infections in Gynecology
Black JD, de Haydu C, Fan L, Sheth SS. Surgical Site Infections in Gynecology. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2014, 69: 501-510. PMID: 25144613, DOI: 10.1097/ogx.0000000000000102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical site infectionSite infectionIncidence of SSIManagement of SSIsHealth care-related costsPostoperative hospital stayCare-related costsEvidence-based recommendationsHealth care costsHealth care systemSSI preventionHospital stayClinical recommendationsUS CentersAmerican CollegeSurgical casesCare costsHealth outcomesDisease controlCare systemHealth carePreventionPeer-reviewed articlesGynecologyHospital
2005
Fertility sparing therapy for ovarian cancer has inherent risks and benefits.
Douglas NC, Fan L, Pothuri B, Herzog TJ, Sauer MV. Fertility sparing therapy for ovarian cancer has inherent risks and benefits. Archives Of Gynecology And Obstetrics 2005, 272: 304-8. PMID: 16001194, DOI: 10.1007/s00404-005-0025-y.Peer-Reviewed Original Research