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ArticleMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2023

Exploring Patient Adherence to Post-Surgical Follow-Up in Pelvic Endometriosis.

Tamas Szabo, Melinda-Ildiko Mitranovici, Andrada Crisan, Ioana Marta Melinte, Teodora Cotrus, Vlad Tudorache, Liviu Moraru, Raluca Moraru, Romeo Micu

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Article in Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2023. 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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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Tamas SzaboDoctoral School of Medicine and Pharmacy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu Mureș, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania.
Melinda-Ildiko MitranoviciDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Emergency County Hospital Hunedoara, 14 Victoriei Street, 331057 Hunedoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-1596-6353
Andrada CrisanDoctoral School of Medicine and Pharmacy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu Mureș, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania.
Ioana Marta MelinteDoctoral School of Medicine and Pharmacy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu Mureș, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania.
Teodora CotrusDoctoral School of Medicine and Pharmacy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu Mureș, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania.
Vlad TudoracheDepartment of 2nd Gynecology Clinic, County Clinical Hospital Targu Mures, 6 Bernády György Square, 540072 Targu Mures, Romania.
Liviu MoraruDepartment of Anatomy, "George Emil Palade" University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania.
Raluca MoraruDepartment of Anatomy, "George Emil Palade" University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania.
Romeo MicuDepartment of Human Assisted Reproduction of 1st Gynecology Clinic, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatieganu", 400347 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-3228-7881
Universitatea de Medicină, Farmacie, Științe și Tehnologie „George Emil Palade” din Târgu Mureș · ROInstitutul de Cercetari Electrotehnice · ROIuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy · RO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endometriosis is a significant cause of disability that affects 5-10% of reproductive-aged women. Laparoscopy with histological confirmation is the gold standard in establishing the diagnosis as therapeutic management surgery is addressed to a certain category of patients. The objective of this study was to assess patient adherence to follow-up after surgery for endometriosis as the primary endpoint, pain symptoms, quality of life, mental health, and fertility as the secondary endpoints. We have analyzed patients' adherence to follow-up after surgery for endometriosis after 1, 3, 5, and 7 years. Out of the 2538 total number of surgeries, 453 patients replied just to the first questionnaire (group A), 528 to the first and second (group B), and only 356 carried out the entire follow-up schedule. General health was significantly lower for group A (46.6 vs. 56.4) but with no statistical difference in the post-surgical improvement in both groups. Pain level score improvement was lower for group A (10.5 vs. 18.8), which is statistically significant. In this light, laparoscopy still remains the gold standard in diagnosis only. Furthermore, no malignancy was discovered. The mental component was improved by laparoscopy based on SF-36 in group B. Studies on patient preference for surgery versus alternative treatment are needed.

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EndometriosisInfertility, FemaleLaparoscopyAdultFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansPelvic PainQuality of Lifediagnosisendometriosisfollow-up adherencelaparoscopymalignancymanagement

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PMID37512022
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