Comparing Characteristics of and Postoperative Morbidity after Hysterectomy for Endometriosis versus other Benign Indications: A NSQIP Study.

ABSTRACT:

Study objective

Compare the difference in postoperative morbidity for benign total hysterectomy by indication.

Design

Retrospective cohort.

Setting

United States hospitals participating in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Project database from 2018 to 2019.

Patients

Patients undergoing total hysterectomy for benign indications age 18 to 55 years old.

Interventions

Univariate comparisons were made between patients with hysterectomies for endometriosis and other benign indications. Unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression models were used to investigate the association between primary outcomes and hysterectomy indication; covariates in the adjusted model include age, race, ethnicity, and route.

Measurements and m

SUBMITTER: Stewart KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10084482 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature