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Pprom: New strategies for expectant management David F. Lewis, MD Ovarian cancer: Identifying and managing high-risk patients Michael G. Muto, MD
Editorial How John Edwards changed case law and multiplied liability Robert L. Barbieri, MD
Examining The Evidence Hysterectomy for aub: Better short-term outcomes than medical therapy Alan H. DeCherney, MD First-trimester levels of sex hormone binding globulin predict gestational diabetes Kristine Lain, MD, MS
Surgical Techniques • New sling procedures • Correcting site-specific defects • Mesh augmentation Neeraj Kohli, MD, MBA Avoiding vascular injury at laparoscopy Michael Baggish, MD
Medical Verdicts Ovarian mass: Was follow-up insufficient? Missed bowel injury follows laparoscopy Was fundal pressure ordered for dystocia? Hospital unprepared for uterine rupture? Bladder injury leads to fasciitis, death Injury at cyst removal insufficiently repaired Inability to void follows laparoscopy Abnormal fundal height: Mishandled? Was resident qualified for dystocia delivery? Was fetal distress diagnosed too late? Fistula follows vaginal hysterectomy
Letters Educating other docs about the whi 1- or 2-layer closures for cesarean section? Managed care price fixing: Call to action
Reimbursement Adviser E/M visit before Ob care: What’s OK? Melanie Witt,, RN, CPC, MA Both ER and Ob deliver: Who gets paid? Melanie Witt,, RN, CPC, MA Ovarian detorsion: Limited coding options Melanie Witt,, RN, CPC, MA Tracking down the correct Medicare LMPR Melanie Witt,, RN, CPC, MA Placing an ON-Q: Incidental to surgery? Melanie Witt,, RN, CPC, MA
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