Why
Women & Infants/ Brown?
“I chose Women & Infants because of its large group of dedicated and talented surgeons and nurses, working together to provide the highest level of surgical care. We actively engage in quality measures, so we can be confident in providing the full array of minimally invasive surgery. Our patients deserve nothing less – the right procedure, by the right surgeon, for the best outcomes.” — Charles Rardin, MD Minimally-Invasive and Robotic Surgical Services •
MEDICAL DIRECTOR, SURGICAL SERVICES: Gary Wharton, MD
Beata Dizoglio, MD, Co-Director, Robotic Surgery Program Charles Rardin, MD, Director, Minimally-Invasive and Robotic Surgical Services
ACHIEVEMENTS
More than 7,500 operative cases were successfully completed this year, including the 2,000th robotic surgical procedure at Women & Infants Hospital in October by Beata DiZoglio, MD.
• Women & Infants continues to be recognized as a Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Surgery by the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists. •
Efforts to sustain the vaginal surgery approach have resulted in an increase in the number of women undergoing vaginal hysterectomy – the original minimally invasive surgery. This provides better training for young doctors and keeps costs under control for the organization, while offering eligible women a procedure without any abdominal incisions at all. Of the 1,247 hysterectomies, 269 were abdominal, 275 were robotic, 244 were vaginal, and 459 were laparoscopic.
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Charles Rardin, MD, director of Minimally-Invasive and Robotic Surgical Services, presented “MIS and Robotics Programs: Setting Up for Success” at the annual meeting of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), with a meeting theme of “Teaming Up for Women’s Health.”
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Surgical Services initiated the availability of the “cell saver” for all cases, lowering the use of blood and enhancing capabilities to care for those women who, for religious or other reasons, choose not to receive blood products.
• The massive transfusion protocols were updated this year to adhere to the latest data and recommendations for those who may need such products.
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