2024
Patient Views and Values Placed on the Uterus
Chang O, Huynh A, Ringel N, Hudson P, Halder G, Winkleman W, Ton J, Davidson E, Meriwether K. Patient Views and Values Placed on the Uterus. O&G Open 2024, 1: 048. DOI: 10.1097/og9.0000000000000048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGynecologic conditionsHysterectomy proceduresBenign gynecologic conditionsPelvic organ prolapseProspective cohort studyTreatment of gynecological disordersUterine preservationPelvic painOrgan prolapseMedian agePatient ageUrinary incontinenceChart reviewGynecological disordersCohort studyUterusPatient questionnaireWhite racePatientsMedical CenterHysterectomyPerson-centered careMulticenterGrounded theory approachPhysiological role
2023
Health Care Disparities in Patients Undergoing Hysterectomy for Benign Indications
Wieslander C, Grimes C, Balk E, Hobson D, Ringel N, Sanses T, Singh R, Richardson M, Lipetskaia L, Gupta A, White A, Orejuela F, Meriwether K, Antosh D. Health Care Disparities in Patients Undergoing Hysterectomy for Benign Indications. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2023, 142: 1044-1054. PMID: 37826848, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000005389.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care disparitiesBenign indicationsCare disparitiesVaginal hysterectomyMedicare insuranceHysterectomy complicationsPatient-level outcomesMultivariable regression analysisInvasive hysterectomy proceduresHealth care systemPrior hysterectomyStrength of associationLaparoscopic hysterectomyBlack patientsMultivariable analysisSurgical outcomesPoor outcomeInsurance statusRisk markersIndependent associationEligible studiesSTUDY SELECTIONHysterectomy proceduresHysterectomyHispanic ethnicity