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
2021
Hysterectomy 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 ResearchConceptsOdds 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