Purpose: This study aimed to measure the prevalence of menopausal symptoms in patients attending a multidisciplinary model of care clinic at their initial clinic visit and their subsequent follow-up consultation using a validated patient-reported outcome measure to assess whether menopausal symptoms after cancer had improved.
Methods: A retrospective review was conducted of patients attending the clinic in a 12-month period in 2017 (n = 189). Recorded variables included patient demographics, details of index cancer, previous treatments, and menopausal symptom management strategies.
Study Objective: To investigate whether surgeon factors including level of training undertaken in laparoscopic surgery, time in specialist practice, and case volume were associated with surgical morbidity for total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH).
Design: A retrospective cohort study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2).
Setting: A tertiary care setting in Western Australia.
Objective: To describe the outcomes of patients transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEMH) with signs of labour at preterm gestations.
Design: A retrospective observational study of the 69 cases transferred to KEMH during 2015.
Setting: Patient transfers from all locations across Western Australia (WA) to the sole tertiary perinatal centre in Perth.
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Concerns have been raised as to whether the current postgraduate training programme for gynaecological surgery is being detrimentally affected by changes in working practices, in particular the European Working Time Directive (EWTD). The purpose of this study was to investigate the surgical activity of obstetrics and gynaecology trainees and to explore trainees' and trainers' opinions on the current barriers and potential solutions to surgical training.
Methods: Two questionnaire surveys were conducted, one to obstetrics and gynaecology trainees working within the West Midlands Deanery and a second to consultant gynaecologists in the West Midlands region.