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    Risk or benefit of removing ovaries at benign hysterectomy

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    Removal of the ovaries decreases the risk for ovarian cancer and greatly benefits the survival of women at high risk for ovarian cancer. However, not enough is known about how removal of the ovaries affects other possible outcomes, such as heart attack, stroke, other types of cancer, and how long patients live. An emulated target […] More

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    Key risk factors for surgical site infection after abdominal hysterectomy

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    USA: A recent study published in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) has described risk factors for surgical site infection after abdominal hysterectomy.  Findings from an analysis of more than 66,000 abdominal hysterectomies performed in New York hospitals revealed open surgery, obesity, diabetes, gynaecological cancer, and age under 45 risk factors for surgical site […] More