Factors Affecting Prophylactic Oophorectomy in Postmenopausal Women
GROSS C, NICHOLSON W, POWE N. Factors Affecting Prophylactic Oophorectomy in Postmenopausal Women. Obstetrics And Gynecology 1999, 94: 962-968. DOI: 10.1097/00006250-199912000-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaginal hysterectomyConcomitant oophorectomyProphylactic oophorectomyTotal abdominal hysterectomyWomen 50 yearsHospital discharge databasePhysician practice styleCross-sectional studyMultiple logistic regressionType of procedureOophorectomy ratesAbdominal hysterectomyPostmenopausal womenPatient factorsSurgical morbidityNonclinical factorsDischarge databaseOvarian cancerOophorectomyHysterectomyCase volumeBenign conditionsPractice styleLogistic regressionIndependent effects