Surgery
Guidelines
Von Willebrand disease guidelines address women’s bleeding concerns
News
FDA finalizes guidance for power morcellators in gynecologic surgery
The agency noted that physicians should conduct a thorough preoperative screening and that the devices should only be used for hysterectomies and...
From the Journals
Sentinel node biopsy cuts surgery time over lymphadenectomy
No difference was found in primary outcome of intravenous narcotics dispensed in surgery, recovery, or total dose.
Medicolegal Issues
Home pregnancy tests—Is ectopic always on your mind?
When a patient presents to the ED reporting early pregnancy and intermittent vaginal bleeding, failure to evaluate for ectopic pregnancy can...
Feature
Still happening: Pelvic exams on anesthetized patients. Why?
Many physicians are adamantly opposed to the practice, and laws intended to stop or limit it are being enacted throughout the nation.
Conference Coverage
Is diagnostic hysteroscopy safe in patients with type 2 endometrial cancer?
The procedure may not be associated with peritoneal cytology at the time of surgical staging or with decreased survival.
Commentary
Etonogestrel implants may be bent, fractured by trauma or during sports
Removals of the implant upon such occasions can be challenging.
Commentary
Replace routine preoperative testing with individualized risk assessment and indicated testing
Evidence indicates no benefit for certain testing that has, to this point, been considered standard practice for low-risk patients undergoing...
News for Your Practice
Prophylactic antibiotics for myomectomy?
ACOG does not currently recommend antibiotics for myomectomy procedures. A retrospective study adds to the evidence, however,...
Conference Coverage
Vaginal cleansing protocol curbs deep SSIs after cesarean
Significant reductions occurred in surgical-site infections following the initiation of a quality improvement program.
From the Journals
Obesity, hypoxia predict severity in children with COVID-19
Race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status were not significant predictors of serious illness.