Racial Disparities in Knowledge of Pelvic Floor Disorders Among Community-Dwelling Women.

Objective: To evaluate racial and ethnic differences in knowledge about preventative and curative treatments for pelvic floor disorders (PFD).

Methods: The is a secondary analysis of responses from 416 community-dwelling women, aged 19 to 98 years, living in New Haven County, CT, who completed the Prolapse and Incontinence Knowledge Questionnaire. Associations between race/ethnicity (categorized as white, African American, and other women of color [combined group of Hispanic, Asian or "other" women] and knowledge proficiency about modifiable risk factors and treatments for PFD were evaluated.

Venous thromboembolism in women undergoing pelvic reconstructive surgery with mechanical prophylaxis alone.

Introduction And Hypothesis: The objective of this study was determine the frequency of symptomatic perioperative venous thromboembolism (VTE) and risk factor(s) associated with VTE occurrence in women undergoing elective pelvic reconstructive surgery using only intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) for VTE prophylaxis.

Methods: A multi-center case-cohort retrospective review was conducted at six clinical sites over a 66-month period. All sites utilize IPC as standard VTE prophylaxis for urogynecological surgery.

Surgical site infection after hysterectomy.

Objective: Our objective was to estimate the occurrence of surgical site infections (SSI) after hysterectomy and the associated risk factors.

Study Design: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of the 2005-2009 American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program participant use data files to analyze hysterectomies. Different routes of hysterectomy were compared.

Cost-effectiveness of endometrial evaluation prior to morcellation in surgical procedures for prolapse.

Objective: The objective of the study was to compare the cost-effectiveness of 3 screening options for endometrial cancer in asymptomatic, postmenopausal women prior to undergoing morcellation in minimally invasive supracervical hysterectomy and minimally invasive sacral colpopexy for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse.

Study Design: A decision tree model was constructed to compare no screening, endometrial biopsy, and transvaginal ultrasound for asymptomatic, postmenopausal women prior to surgery. Effectiveness was measured by life-years.

The association between urinary and fecal incontinence and social isolation in older women.

Objective: To describe the association between social isolation and urinary incontinence and fecal incontinence in older women.

Methods: We conducted a secondary database analysis of the National Social Life, Health and Aging Project for women aged 57 to 85 years old. Our primary outcome was self-report of often feeling isolated.