Impact of Patient Body Mass Index on Post-Operative Recovery from Robotic-Assisted Hysterectomy.

A longitudinal, descriptive, prospective, and prolective study of individuals with endometrial or cervical cancer/pre-cancer diagnoses and high BMI (over 35 kg/m) undergoing RH was conducted. Of the 53 participants recruited, 3 (6%) were converted to open surgery. The 50 RH participants had median BMI 42 kg/m (range 35 to 60): the range 35-39.

Endometrial Cancer Incidence in Patients With Atypical Endometrial Hyperplasia According to Mode of Management.

Background/aim: It is well established that around one-third of patients with atypical endometrial hyperplasia (AEH) go on to develop endometrial cancer (EC).

Patients And Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 119 patients recruited from the University Hospitals of Leicester from 01/01/2015 to 01/01/2020 with a diagnosis of AEH by endometrial biopsy. Patients were divided into two groups according to the management modality: Primary surgery (n=99), and conservative treatment (n=20).

Mode of Referral of Ovarian Cancer Patients: Does it Alter Treatment and Survival?

Background/aim: Some studies have shown that ovarian cancer patients admitted after referral to the emergency department had a worse prognosis than those referred through non-emergency pathways. We believe that our study is the first in the UK to explore this difference and aimed to compare the 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year overall survival rates of ovarian cancer patients referred non-urgently from the general practitioner (GP) vs. patients referred urgently to the emergency department (ED).

Variation in waiting times by diagnostic category: an observational study of 1,951 referrals to a neurology outpatient clinic.

Objective: To investigate the frequency of diagnoses seen among new referrals to neurology outpatient services; to understand how these services are used through exploratory analysis of diagnostic tests and follow-up appointments; and to examine the waiting times between referral and appointment.

Methods: Routine data from new National Health Service appointments at a single consultant-delivered clinic between September 2016 and January 2019 were collected. These clinical data were then linked to hospital administrative data.

Peri-operative Variables Associated With Prolonged Intensive Care Stay Following Cytoreductive Surgery for Ovarian Cancer.

Background: Peri-operative variables associated with prolonged Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission following cytoreductive surgery for ovarian cancer were investigated.

Patients And Methods: A retrospective review was carried out of patients admitted to the ICU following cytoreductive surgery for ovarian cancer in a single tertiary referral centre from 2015-2019. Patients were categorized according to length of ICU stay (<48 h and ≥48 h), and peri-operative variables were compared across the two groups.