Optimising Surgical Outcomes
Vol. 26 No 1 | Autumn 2024
From managing pre-existing pain to postoperative rehabilitation, there are many perioperative considerations that can affect surgical outcomes. Reflecting on our practice and considering individual patient’s clinical and psychosocial history can help tailor perioperative management and result in shorter hospital stays, decreased postoperative pain and improved wound healing among many other benefits.
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Catherine Cooper
College
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Catherine Cooper
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Building self-care into healthcare
Dr Simon Craig
Dr Suzanne Meharry
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Dr Suzanne Meharry

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Gynaecological surgical care for the transgender patient
Dr Rixt Luikenaar
MD FACOG

Transgender patients may desire surgical intervention as part of their gender journeys to align their body with how they feel it is supposed to be. Such a request is medically necessary and should be offered.

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How to manage a complex ovarian cyst
Dr Michael Bethune
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Gynaecologists are frequently confronted with the quandary of an ultrasound report stating that there is a ‘complex ovarian cyst’, especially when the ultrasound has not been performed by a specialist with a certificate of obstetric and gynaecological ultrasound (COGU). Complex is a very vague term that does not adequately guide further management.

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