Does obesity affect the vaginal hysterectomy outcomes?

Does obesity affect the vaginal hysterectomy outcomes?

Objective To evaluate the effects of obesity on the perioperative outcomes in women who underwent vaginal hysterectomy. Study design In this retrospective cohort study of all women who underwent vaginal hysterectomy for benign disorders at Temple University from January 1997 to December 2002, periop...

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Veröffentlicht in:Archives of gynecology and obstetrics 2011-04, Vol.283 (4), p.795-798
Hauptverfasser: Harmanli, Ozgur H., Dandolu, Vani, Isik, Ebru F., Panganamamula, Uma R., Lidicker, Jeffrey
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Endocrinology
Female
Fibroids
General Gynecology
Genital Diseases, Female - complications
Genital Diseases, Female - surgery
Gynecology
Human Genetics
Humans
Hysterectomy
Hysterectomy, Vaginal - adverse effects
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Obesity
Obesity - complications
Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery
Postoperative Complications - etiology
Retrospective Studies
Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:Objective To evaluate the effects of obesity on the perioperative outcomes in women who underwent vaginal hysterectomy. Study design In this retrospective cohort study of all women who underwent vaginal hysterectomy for benign disorders at Temple University from January 1997 to December 2002, perioperative indices were compared between 149 obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m 2 ) and 175 non-obese women (BMI 
ISSN:0932-0067
1432-0711
DOI:10.1007/s00404-010-1422-4