Robotic Hysterectomy for Endometrial Cancer in Obese Patients With Comorbidities: Evaluating Postoperative Complications.

Journal: International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society
Published Date: Sep 1, 2015

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study is to determine (1) if there is a relationship between increasing body mass index (BMI) and postoperative complications in patients undergoing robotic hysterectomy for endometrial cancer and (2) if there are additional patient characteristics, specifically preoperative comorbidities, which increase the risk of postoperative complication

Authors

  • Floor J Backes
    Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio.
  • Maggie Rosen
  • Margaret Liang
  • Georgia A McCann
  • Aine Clements
  • David E Cohn
    Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio. Electronic address: David.Cohn@osumc.edu.
  • David M OʼMalley
  • Ritu Salani
    Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio.
  • Jeffrey M Fowler
    Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio.

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