Appropriateness of referrals to a urogynecology practice.

Introduction And Hypothesis: The urogynecology subspecialty relies on appropriate referrals from their referral base. We sought to provide guidance for optimizing appropriate referrals to urogynecology by comparing pre-referral characteristics between appropriate and inappropriate referrals.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study examined predictors of appropriate urogynecology referrals.

A validated translation of a survey for measuring incontinence knowledge in Chinese-speaking American immigrants.

Introduction And Hypothesis: Urinary incontinence is common amongst Chinese immigrants. These women are a rapidly growing population in the USA who require unique assessment tools due to language barriers. Presently, there are no Chinese language surveys to assess knowledge of urinary incontinence.

Anticholinergic medication use for female overactive bladder in the ambulatory setting in the United States.

Introduction And Hypothesis: Our objective was to estimate the prevalence and sociodemographic factors associated with anticholinergic medication use by adult women for overactive bladder (OAB) in the United States.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study using the 2009 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey database (NAMCS). We included women aged 18 years and older and identified visits for which anticholinergic medications for OAB were in active use.

Comparison of Nintendo Wii and PlayStation2 for enhancing laparoscopic skills.

Background And Objective: The increase in laparoscopic surgery has led to a growing need to train residents in this skill. Virtual reality simulators and box trainers have been used as educational tools outside of the operating room, but both approaches have advantages and disadvantages. Video games have been an area of interest in the search for other modalities to train residents.

Evaluation of pelvic floor symptoms and sexual function in primiparous women who underwent operative vaginal delivery versus cesarean delivery for second-stage arrest.

Objectives: This study aimed to compare the prevalence and severity of pelvic floor symptoms and sexual function at 1 year postpartum in women who underwent either operative vaginal delivery (OVD) or cesarean delivery (CD) for second-stage arrest.

Methods: In this cohort study, women with second-stage arrest in their first pregnancy who delivered between January 2009 and May 2011 at 2 different institutions were identified by an obstetric database using International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, codes. Validated questionnaires evaluating pelvic floor symptoms and sexual function were administered.