OB/GYN Clinical Alert – February 1, 2014
February 1, 2014
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Women with Chronic Pelvic Pain Are More Sensitive to All Pain
Compared to normal women and women with endometriosis without chronic pain, women with chronic pelvic pain demonstrate increased pain sensitivity at nonpelvic sites. -
Cost of Unnecessary Hospitalization
A new study shows that using cervical length as an arbiter of whom to admit for suspected preterm labor is a safe and cost-effective method to decrease health care costs. -
Antibiotic Prophylaxis During Gynecologic Surgery: Are We Following the Recommendations?
In this national cohort study, 13% of women undergoing gynecologic surgery where antibiotics were recommended received no antibiotics or the incorrect antibiotics. -
Current Status of Synthetic Mesh in Obstetrics and Gynecology
This special feature will summarize FDA position statements pertaining to mesh use in obstetrics and gynecology....