Hospitalisations and length of stays in women with endometriosis: a data linkage prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Women with endometriosis have more hospitalisations compared to those without the condition. However, no longitudinal study has examined hospital admission rates and lengths of stay before and after diagnosis. We examined all-cause hospital admissions and lengths of stay among women with, versus without, endometriosis, and before, versus after, diagnosis.

Methods

This study included 13,501 women of reproductive age, born in 1973-78. The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health survey data linked to administrative health records was used to identify women with endometriosis. Hospital admission rates and length of stays were examined using hospital records of patients admitted up to 2022. Analysis was conducted using mixed-effects zero-inflated negative binom

SUBMITTER: Gete DG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11934863 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature