Association Between Patient Characteristics and Treatment Procedure Among Patients With Uterine Leiomyomas.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To analyze the association between patient characteristics and the probability of undergoing any uterine-sparing procedure (endometrial ablation, myomectomy, and uterine artery embolization) compared with hysterectomy as the first uterine leiomyoma (index) procedure and the probability of undergoing a specific uterine-sparing procedure.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective analysis using a commercial insurance claims database containing more than 13 million enrollees annually. Based on the index procedure performed 2004-2009, women were classified into one of the four procedure cohorts. Eligible women were aged 25-54 years on the index date, continuously insured through 1-year baseline and 1-year follow-up, and had a baseline uterine leiomyoma diagnosis. Logistic r

SUBMITTER: Borah BJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4689646 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature