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ArticleInfectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology2012

Complications of common gynecologic surgeries among HIV-infected women in the United States.

Ana Penman-Aguilar, Maura K Whiteman, Shanna Cox, Samuel F Posner, Susan F Meikle, Athena P Kourtis, Denise J Jamieson

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Article in Infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ana Penman-AguilarNational Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA. bpv4@cdc.gov
Maura K Whiteman
Shanna Cox
Samuel F Posner
Susan F Meikle
Athena P Kourtis
Denise J Jamieson
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · USNational Institutes of Health · US

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Abstract

objectiveTo compare frequencies of complications among HIV-infected and-uninfected women undergoing common gynecological surgical procedures in inpatient settings.

methodsWe used 1994-2007 data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample of the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, a nationally representative sample of inpatient hospitalizations. Our analysis included discharge records of women aged ≥15 undergoing hysterectomy, oophorectomy, salpingectomy for ectopic pregnancy, bilateral tubal sterilization, or dilation and curettage. Associations between HIV infection status and surgical complications were evaluated in multivariable logistic regression models, adjusting for key covariates.

resultsFor each surgery, HIV infection was associated with experiencing ≥1 complication. Adjusted ORs ranged from 2.0 (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.7, 2.2) for hysterectomy with oophorectomy to 3.1 (95% CI: 2.4, 4.0) for bilateral tubal sterilization with no comorbidity present. HIV infection was positively associated with extended length of stay and infectious complications of all of the surgeries examined. For some surgeries, it was positively associated with transfusion and anemia due to acute blood loss. Among HIV-infected women, the odds of infectious and other complications did not decrease between 1994-2000 and 2001-2007.

conclusionHIV infection was associated with elevated frequencies of complications of gynecologic surgeries in the US, even in the era of HAART.

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HIV InfectionsAdolescentAdultAnemiaFemaleGynecologic Surgical ProceduresHumansLength of StayMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPostoperative ComplicationsSurgical Wound InfectionUnited StatesYoung Adult

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PMCPMC3362831
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