Publications by authors named "Gabriella M Rustia"

Objective: To evaluate whether decreasing insufflation pressure reduces postoperative pain and opioid use in women undergoing robotic-assisted sacrocolpopexy.

Methods: In a single-blinded randomized trial, women with pelvic organ prolapse underwent robotic-assisted sacrocolpopexy at either 12 mm Hg (experimental) or 15 mm Hg (standard) insufflation pressure. The primary outcome was pain rating on a visual analog scale (VAS) on postoperative day 1 within 24 hours of surgery.

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Objective: The objective was to determine whether a difference exists in short-term urinary retention after tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) midurethral sling placement when performed alone compared with when placed during a concomitant prolapse procedure.

Methods: We conducted a single-center retrospective cohort study that compared TVT procedures performed alone (group 1) to those with a concomitant prolapse procedure (group 2). The primary outcome was the proportion of patients discharged with an indwelling Foley catheter after failing postoperative voiding trial.

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Importance: The retropubic midurethral sling (rMUS) and sacrocolpopexy are treatments for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and pelvic organ prolapse, respectively, which are often performed concomitantly.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify whether a difference exists in the failure rates of rMUS when placed alone or at the time of robotic sacrocolpopexy (RSC).

Study Design: We conducted a single-center retrospective cohort study of patients who underwent rMUS placement between December 2015 and March 2020.

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Objective: Previous studies show good technical success rates for fallopian tube recanalization. Scarce literature exists regarding advance techniques currently used by interventional radiologists during fallopian tube recanalization procedures. This study investigates the level of intervention and tubal patency and its association with technical success and associated pregnancy outcomes.

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