2024
Effects of Obesity on Urogynecologic Prolapse Surgery Outcomes
Ringel N, Lenger S, High R, Alas A, Houlihan S, Chang O, Pennycuff J, Singh R, White A, Lipitskaia L, Behbehani S, Sheyn D, Kudish B, Nihira M, Sleemi A, Grimes C, Gupta A, Balk E, Antosh D. Effects of Obesity on Urogynecologic Prolapse Surgery Outcomes. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2024, 143: 539-549. PMID: 38330397, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000005525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass indexPelvic organ prolapseProlapse recurrenceProlapse repairSurgical outcomesSurgical approachSurgery outcomesOutcomes of pelvic organ prolapseMeta-analysisCategories of body mass indexPelvic organ prolapse repairVaginal prolapse repairAssociated with increased likelihoodFull-text screeningEffect of obesityPOP repairOrgan prolapseMesh exposureObese categoryMesh complicationsMass indexNonrandomized studiesIncreased oddsSubjective outcomesCochrane Database
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