Social media trends in obstetrics and gynecology residency programs on Instagram and X (Twitter).

Background: During the COVID pandemic, residency program's social media presence increased to aid in residency recruitment by attempting to increase engagement and readily available information for applicants across specialties. However, little information exists on what characteristics and content on obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN) residency program accounts attract more followers or engagement.

Objectives: To identify social media trends in OBGYN residencies and determine which aspects of programs influence the number of followers and interaction with content posted.

Benign Hysterectomy Operative Times and 30-Day Complications: A Cohort Study.

Study Objective: To evaluate the 30-day complication rate among different hysterectomy routes and operative times.

Design: A retrospective cohort study.

Setting: American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database from 2011 to 2019.

Triphenylphosphonium derivatives disrupt metabolism and inhibit melanoma growth in vivo when delivered via a thermosensitive hydrogel.

Despite dramatic improvements in outcomes arising from the introduction of targeted therapies and immunotherapies, metastatic melanoma is a highly resistant form of cancer with 5 year survival rates of <35%. Drug resistance is frequently reported to be associated with changes in oxidative metabolism that lead to malignancy that is non-responsive to current treatments. The current report demonstrates that triphenylphosphonium(TPP)-based lipophilic cations can be utilized to induce cytotoxicity in pre-clinical models of malignant melanoma by disrupting mitochondrial metabolism.

Is the age of cervical cancer diagnosis changing over time?

Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine if there has been an increase in the age of diagnosis of cervical cancer over time, specifically in the proportion of patients over 65 years old, given decreasing rates of hysterectomy.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective review of a single institution was conducted including cervical cancer patients seen between 1986 and 2016. Data included demographic variables including age of diagnosis, last cervical cancer screening, and cancer information.

Effect of Obesity on Cervical Cancer Screening and Outcomes.

Objectives: The aims of the study were to identify whether obese women are less appropriately screened for cervical cancer before diagnosis and to explore related cancer outcomes.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all cervical cancer patients at a single institution between 1986 and 2016 and collected demographic information including age, cancer stage, body mass index (BMI), screening information, and cancer outcomes. Morbid obesity was defined as BMI of 40 kg/m or greater, obesity as BMI of 30 to less than 40 kg/m, and nonobese as BMI of less than 30 kg/m.

The Influence of an Electronic Medical Record Embedded Best Practice Alert on Rate of Hospital Acquired Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections: Do Best Practice Alerts Reduce CAUTIs?

Objective: To understand if an electronic medical record embedded best practice alert decreased our hospital's Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) and catheter utilization (CU) rates.

Methods: Data from our inpatient prospective CAUTI database, spanning 2011 to 2016, were utilized for our analysis with the Best Practice Alert (BPA) starting in 2013. Using generalized linear models we compared the CU and CAUTI rates between pre- and post-BPA periods in different patient subpopulations.

Maintenance Therapy in the Treatment of Recurrent Epithelial Ovarian Cancer.

A diagnosis of recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer carries with it a very poor prognosis despite aggressive chemotherapy with or without secondary surgical cytoreduction. Recently, maintenance treatment after second-line chemotherapy has gained momentum given promising results of antiangiogenics and PARP inhibitors used in this setting. When used appropriately, these agents may provide a meaningful survival benefit with minimal effects on quality of life.