Balk EM

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus
meta-analysis 2025
Obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000006023

OBJECTIVE: To systematically review predictors associated with persistent pain after hysterectomy performed for individuals with chronic pelvic pain. DATA SOURCES: PubMed and EMBASE were queried from inception to July 2, 2024, searching fo…

meta-analysis 2020
JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons ·doi:10.4293/jsls.2020.00018

OBJECTIVE: Review the analgesic effect of the transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block and its impact on postoperative pain scores and opioid usage for patients undergoing laparoscopic and robotic hysterectomies. METHODS: Systematic review …

meta-analysis 2016
Obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1097/aog.0000000000001592

OBJECTIVE: To compare the long-term risks associated with salpingo-oophorectomy with ovarian conservation at the time of benign hysterectomy. DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE, ClinicalTrials.gov, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials…

meta-analysis 2012
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2011.08.005

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To compare hysterectomy with less-invasive alternatives for abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) in 7 clinically important domains. DESIGN: Systematic review. SETTING: Randomized clinical trials comparing bleeding, quality of …