Laparoscopy decreases the disparity in postoperative complications between black and white women after hysterectomy for endometrial cancer

Black race has been associated with increased 30-day morbidity and mortality following surgery for endometrial cancer. Black women are also less likely to undergo laparoscopy when compared to white women. With the development of improved laparoscopic techniques and equipment, including the robotic p...

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Published in:	Gynecologic oncology Vol. 149; no. 1; pp. 22 - 27
Main Authors:	Lee, Jessica, Gerber, Deanna, Aphinyanaphongs, Yindalon, Curtin, John P., Boyd, Leslie R.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01.04.2018
Subjects:	Black or African American Black People - statistics & numerical data Endometrial cancer Endometrial Neoplasms - ethnology Endometrial Neoplasms - surgery Female Healthcare Disparities - statistics & numerical data Humans Hysterectomy Hysterectomy - adverse effects Hysterectomy - methods Hysterectomy - statistics & numerical data Laparoscopy Laparoscopy - adverse effects Laparoscopy - methods Laparoscopy - statistics & numerical data Middle Aged Postoperative Complications - epidemiology Postoperative Complications - ethnology Postoperative Complications - etiology Racial disparity United States - epidemiology White People - statistics & numerical data United States Laparoscopy Hysterectomy Endometrial cancer Racial disparity
ISSN:	0090-8258, 1095-6859, 1095-6859
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