Clinics in Mother and Child Health

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Alabama, Mitchell Cancer Institute, Alabama, USA

Biography

Dr. Annelise Wilhite is a researcher in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Alabama, Mitchell Cancer Institute, Alabama, USA. The author has numerous publications in the field of  Pediatrics, Neonatology, and Reproductive Medicine. 

Publications

• Short Communication   
  Commentary on Provider Adherence to Surgical Guidelines for Risk Reducing Salpingo-Oophorectomy
  Author(s): Annelise Wilhite* and Britt K. Erickson
  
  BRCA mutation carriers have a significantly increased lifetime risk of ovarian cancer compared to the general population. Risk-Reducing Salpingo-Oophorectomy (RRSO) is the primary evidence-based treatment to decrease that risk. The National Comprehensive Care Network (NCCN) and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) endorse a set of surgical guidelines to be completed at the time of RRSO. In the study “Provider Adherence to Surgical Guidelines for Risk Reducing Salpingo-oophorectomy”, we found that only two-thirds of all surgical providers were fully adherent to these guidelines. Gynecologic oncologists were more likely to follow surgical guidelines compared to general Obstetrician Gynecologists, and more likely to diagnose occult neoplasia despite similar patient populations. Here we discuss the reason for the surgical protocol, the clinical .. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2090-7214.21.18.384

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