Complications after benign gynecologic surgery-How are they captured in register-based research? A national register study in Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The evidence on complication rates after gynecological surgery is based on multiple types of studies, and the level of evidence is generally low. We aimed to validate the registration of complications in the Swedish National Quality Register of Gynecological Surgery (GynOp), by cross-linkage to multiple national registers.

Material and methods

A national register-based study using prospectively collected data was conducted, including women who had surgery on the uterus or adnexa for benign indications from January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2020. In Sweden, complications after gynecological surgery are registered in GynOp, and if the complication has rendered any interaction with healthcare, it is also in national health registers. The GynOp register, the National

SUBMITTER: Collins E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11502452 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature