Changing pattern of hysterectomies for benign conditions.

Title Changing pattern of hysterectomies for benign conditions

Underutilization of vaginal hysterectomy and its impact on residency training.

BACKGROUND The advantages of vaginal hysterectomy over abdominal hysterectomy include lower morbidity, shorter hospital stay, and reduced cost to the patient. It is, therefore, important to pass the required skill for vaginal hysterectomy unto trainees. OBJECTIVE To determine the proportion of vaginal hysterectomies done in a residency training institution in Nigeria and its possible impact o...

An audit on hysterectomy for benign diseases in public hospitals in Hong Kong.

OBJECTIVE To assess the standard of hysterectomy in public hospitals in Hong Kong, so as to improve the quality of patient care and outcome. DESIGN Clinical audit. SETTING Twelve Hong Kong Hospital Authority public hospitals. PATIENTS All patients undergoing hysterectomy for benign gynaecological conditions during the period from 1 July 2002 to 31 December 2002 inclusive. RESULTS A tota...

Multicenter analysis comparing robotic, open, laparoscopic, and vaginal hysterectomies performed by high-volume surgeons for benign indications.

OBJECTIVE To compare perioperative outcomes between robotic-assisted benign hysterectomies and abdominal, vaginal, and laparoscopic hysterectomies when performed by high-volume surgeons. METHODS A multicenter data analysis compared 30-day outcomes from consecutive robotic-assisted hysterectomies performed by high-volume surgeons (≥60 prior procedures) at nine centers with records retrieved fr...

Safely Increase the Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy Rate: A Novel Three-Tiered Preoperative Categorization System Can Predict the Difficulty for Benign Disease.

CONTEXT A nonlaparotomic route is recommended for hysterectomy for benign indications. OBJECTIVE 1) Predict the difficulty of hysterectomy to treat benign disease as measured by operative time and risk of laparotomy, 2) confirm the safety and quality of increasing our minimally invasive hysterectomy (MIH) rate, and 3) determine whether the assistant's experience affected the likelihood of an ...