Disparities in Utilization of Uterine Fibroid Embolization.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) is a minimally invasive alternative to surgery. Understanding utilization patterns and disparities in access is important to ensure that patients can explore all treatment options.

Objective

To examine trends in the use of UFE vs hysterectomy and myomectomy for uterine fibroid management, with an emphasis on sociodemographic and institutional disparities.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional analysis used data from the 2016 to 2022 National Inpatient Sample obtained from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, a population-based, multicenter inpatient dataset representing hospitals across the US. Adult patients with a diagnosis of uterine fibroids who underwent hysterectomy, myomectomy, or UFE were i

SUBMITTER: Elhakim TS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12441870 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature