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Complications of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery

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Minimally invasive gynecologic surgery—laparoscopy and hysteroscopy—is increasingly common, and providers should be prepared to assess patients immediately postoperatively and when they return with urgent issues. The differential diagnosis and initial steps in the assessment of postoperative fever, pain, and nausea are provided in this chapter. Management of infectious complications (including wound infections, abscesses, toxic shock syndrome, necrotizing fasciitis, urinary tract infections, and pneumonia), thrombotic morbidity, urinary or gastrointestinal tract injuries, vaginal cuff dehiscence, nerve injuries, and complications specific to hysteroscopy are all discussed.

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