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University of California - Davis - Health System
UC Davis researchers find decrease in hysterectomy complications
October 2nd, 2008
UC Davis researchers who studied hospital discharge records for nearly 650,000 California women over a 13-year period have found that complications from hysterectomies have significantly declined. The study appears in the September issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology, published by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. "This is very good news for women who need a hysterectomy," said Lloyd Smith, UC Davis professor of obstetrics and gynecology and lead author of the study. "We found the rates of surgical and medical complications declined significantly for these operations." The research team also found that the overall number of...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-10-02)
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