To determine how many FIGO (International Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology) member societies have statements regarding opportunistic (incidental, prophylactic, risk-reducing) salpingectomy at the time of benign gynecologic surgery and to categorize statements as positive, negative or ambivalent.
Checklist forms have been successfully used during multidisciplinary rounds in an 'open' ICU to increase the use of prophylactic and risk reduction interventions.
The incidence of surgical site infection was estimated to be 2.5% for single-dose prophylaxis and 2.0% for multiple doses, with no statistically significant difference between the 2 prophylactic regimes (risk ratio: 1.24; 95% CI: 0.60 2.60).
Literature electronic databases (Pubmed, Medline and Scopus) were searched for "oophorectomy", "salpingo-oophorectomy", "prophylactic oophorectomy", "risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy", "ovarian cancer" and "BRCA" in title and abstract.
High-risk women with genetic predisposition for breast cancer are increasingly being offered bilateral prophylactic mastectomy for risk reduction.
Despite this risk, prophylactic anticoagulation is often delayed in patients with certain injuries due to concerns about bleeding.
The lessons can provide knowledge about (a) headache diagnosis (e.g., migraine, tension-type headache, differentiation between the two), (b) attack treatment (c) prophylactic treatment, (d) risk factors and mechanisms which are relevant concerning medication overuse headache and (e) implementation of non-medical prophylactic treatment strategies (endurance sports, relaxation training).
Unnecessary therapy was more likely with a prophylactic policy (relative risk, 7.5; 95% CI, 5.3-10.7) and was associated with a reduction in mean birth weight in term babies of 129 g (95% CI, -218 to -33; P =.008).
By performing a prophylactic colectomy, the risk of death due to colorectal cancer is decreased.
Mutation carriers were informed about the need of early colonoscopic surveillance (starting at age 20 25 years), possible benefits and limits of additional screening procedures (endometrial ultrasounds and aspiration biopsy; upper digestive tract endoscopy) and other options aimed at reducing cancer risk (prophylactic interventions, changes in diet and life-style).
The effect of DNA-testing results on high-risk women's actual decisions regarding prophylactic mastectomy and low-risk women's risk management beliefs and behaviours will be explored in other papers.
