Journal ArticleGynecol Oncol · April 2014
BACKGROUND: We examined the distribution of obesity, diabetes, and race in Type I and Type II endometrial cancers (EC) and their associations with clinical outcomes. METHODS: A multi-institutional retrospective analysis of Type I and II EC cases from Janua ...
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Journal ArticleGynecol Oncol · March 2014
OBJECTIVE: We wished to determine the reduction in the rate of wound complications that would render the use of prophylactic negative pressure wound vacuum therapy (NPWT) cost saving compared to routine incision care (RC) following laparotomy for gynecolog ...
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Journal ArticleGynecol Oncol · February 2014
OBJECTIVE: Preclinical evidence suggests that metformin exhibits anti-tumorigenic effects in endometrial cancer. We sought to investigate the association of metformin on endometrial cancer outcomes. METHODS: A multi-institutional IRB-approved retrospective ...
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Journal ArticleAnesth Analg · May 2013
BACKGROUND: Dexamethasone is widely used for postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) prophylaxis. However, there are limited data on the risk of wound complications associated with single-dose dexamethasone use for this purpose. We performed this retrospe ...
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