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76.
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Number 464
(Reaffirmed 2012, Replaces No. 328, February 2006)
ABSTRACT: Ensuring patient safety in the operating room begins before the patient enters the operative suite and includes attention to all applicable types of preventable medical errors (including, f...
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September 2010
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77.
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Washington, DC -- Preventing surgical errors begins long before a patient enters the operating room and requires instituting some fairly simple routines, such as utilizing checklists, eliminating dis...
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August 2010
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78.
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Washington, DC -- All pregnant women should be given antibiotics before having a cesarean delivery to help prevent infections, according to new recommendations issued today by The American College of...
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August 2010
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79.
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Washington, DC -- Attempting a vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) is a safe and appropriate choice for most women who have had a prior cesarean delivery, including for some women who have had two pr...
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July 2010
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80.
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SP008
Histerectomia es una manera de tratar problemas que afectan al utero. Es posible curar muchas enfermedades con histerectomias. Debido a que es una cirugia mayor, es buena idea explorar primero otras ...
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July 2010
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81.
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Washington, DC -- Ob-gyns recommend conservative nonsurgical treatment approaches for treating women with endometriosis-associated pain followed by more invasive procedures if these fail to alleviate...
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June 2010
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82.
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Number 458
ABSTRACT: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved two devices for hysteroscopic tubal sterilization. To minimize the failure rates of these effective methods, it is important for health c...
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June 2010
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83.
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The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has long been a proponent of comprehensive health care reform and this weeks' enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care f...
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March 2010
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84.
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Number 444
(Reaffirmed 2011)
ABSTRACT: Hysterectomies are performed vaginally, abdominally, or with laparoscopic or robotic assistance. When choosing the route and method of hysterectomy, the physician should take into considera...
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November 2009
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85.
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Washington, DC -- Vaginal hysterectomy is the safest and most cost-effective method to remove the uterus for noncancerous reasons, according to a new Committee Opinion released today by The American ...
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October 2009
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86.
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SP075
Los ovarios son dos organos pequenos que se encuentran en ambos lados del utero de la mujer. Un quiste ovarico es un saco o pequena bolsa llena de liquido o de otro tejido que se forma en el ovario. ...
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October 2009
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Washington, DC -- Women in labor may be allowed to quench their thirst with more than just the standard allowance of ice chips, according to a new Committee Opinion released today from The American C...
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August 2009
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88.
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Chicago, IL -- Preventing medical errors by changing the culture of medicine is challenging but necessary, according to patient safety expert Robert M. Wachter, MD, who spoke today during The America...
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May 2009
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89.
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SP061
¿Qué es una laparoscopia?
La laparoscopia es una manera de practicar una cirugía
sin hacer una incisión (corte) grande. Durante este
procedimiento, se introduce en el abdomen un tubo
del...
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May 2009
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90.
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SP134
Datos sobre la ablación
La ablación endometrial se usa para tratar muchas de
las causas que provocan sangrado intenso. En la mayoría
de los casos, las mujeres que padecen este tipo de
sa...
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April 2009
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91.
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SP074
Los fibromas uterinos son tumores benignos (no cancerosos) en el utero. Estos tumores son el tipo mas comun de tumor que aparece en la pelvis de la mujer. En algunas mujeres, los fibromas permanecen ...
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April 2009
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92.
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Washington, DC -- Evaluating a patient's risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome is an important first step in cancer prevention and early detection and should be a routine part of ob-g...
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March 2009
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SP133
El Embarazo
Exámenes de rutina durante el embarazo
Durante el período inicial de la atención prenatal, se les recomiendan a todas las mujeres ciertos análisis de laboratorio. Algunos de ...
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February 2009
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FS019
What are the different types of plastic surgery? Cosmetic surgery is done to reshape normal structures of the body and to improve how the individual feels about
her appearance. Sometimes this improv...
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January 2009
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SP097
El utero esta integrado por tres partes: la pared muscular, el endometrio (revestimiento) y el cuello uterino (abertura). El cancer del utero afecta adversamente al musculo y endometrio, y en algunos...
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September 2008
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96.
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Number 395
ABSTRACT: Acknowledgment of the importance of patient autonomy and increased patient access to information has prompted more patient–generated requests for surgical interventions not necessarily reco...
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January 2008
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97.
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Number 388
(Reaffirmed 2010)
ABSTRACT: Women with known or suspected gynecologic cancer, current or recent cervical dysplasia, or endometrial hyperplasia are not candidates for a supracervical procedure. Patients electing suprac...
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November 2007
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98.
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Washington, DC -- Supracervical hysterectomy, a surgical technique that removes the uterus while leaving the cervix intact, does not have clear benefits over total hysterectomy in women with non-canc...
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October 2007
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99.
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Number 382
(Reaffirmed 2010)
ABSTRACT: There are insufficient data to determine the value of fetal monitoring prior to scheduled cesarean delivery in patients without risk factors.
With the increasing rate of schedule...
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October 2007
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Number 378
ABSTRACT: So-called "vaginal rejuvenation," "designer vaginoplasty," "revirgination," and "G-spot amplification" are vaginal surgical procedures being offered by some practitioners. These procedures ...
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September 2007
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