Association of Previous Cesarean Delivery With Surgical Complications After a Hysterectomy Later in Life.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

In recent decades, the global rates of cesarean delivery have rapidly increased. Nonetheless, the influence of cesarean deliveries on surgical complications later in life has been understudied.

Objective

To investigate whether previous cesarean delivery increases the risk of reoperation, perioperative and postoperative complications, and blood transfusion when undergoing a hysterectomy later in life.

Design, setting, and participants

This registry-based cohort study used data from Danish nationwide registers on all women who gave birth for the first time between January 1, 1993, and December 31, 2012, and underwent a benign, nongravid hysterectomy between January 1, 1996, and December 31, 2012. The dates of this analysis were February 1 to June 30, 2016.

SUBMITTER: Lindquist SAI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5831435 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature