Obstetrics and gynecology
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Obstetrics and gynecology · Nov 2014
What obstetrician-gynecologists should know about Ebola: a perspective from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
West Africa is currently in the midst of the largest Ebola outbreak in history. Although there have been no Ebola virus disease cases identified in the United States, two U. S. health care workers with Ebola virus disease were medically evacuated from Liberia to the United States in early August 2014. ⋯ Specifically, U. S. health care providers, including ob-gyns, should ask patients about recent travel and should know the signs and symptoms of Ebola virus disease and what to do if assessing a patient with compatible illness. This article provides general background information on Ebola and specifically addresses what is known about Ebola virus disease in pregnancy and the implications for practicing ob-gyns in the United States.
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Obstetrics and gynecology · Nov 2014
Comparative StudyComparative effectiveness of robotically assisted compared with laparoscopic adnexal surgery for benign gynecologic disease.
To perform a population-based analysis to compare the complications and cost of laparoscopic and robotically assisted adnexal surgery. ⋯ Use of robotically assisted adnexal surgery increased rapidly. Compared with laparoscopic surgery, robotically assisted adnexal surgery is associated with substantially greater costs and a small, but statistically significant, increase in intraoperative complications.