Epidemiological correlates of hysterectomy, a hospital based study 1995 -1996 at Ain Shams Maternity Hospital

Hysterectomy is one of the most frequently performed major surgical procedures for women. Study the epidemiological correlates of hysterectomy and identify the different indications that lead to the operation as well as determine its frequency. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A retrospective study was performed which included 231 women who had undergone hysterectomy during 1995-1996. Data about the various characteristics of women, indication, and type of surgery were retrieved from the medical fles of women in Ain Shams Maternity Hospital. RESULTS: The hospital incidence rate of hysterectomy during 1995-1996 was 9.8/1000 admission, while it rose to 13.8/1000 in the year 2000 (recent data from hospital statistics unit) Epidemiological data showed that the mean age of women was 45.4+/-8.9, the highest frequency of hysterectomy was in the age group 45-54 years (41.2%). Hysterectomy in those aged less than 35 years was 7.3%. Previous abortion accounted for 48.5% early age at menarche (< or =12) was 13%, multiparity (> or =5) was 54.4%. Among women aged less than 35 years, uterine leiomyoma was the commonest indication (29.4%), while dysfunctional uterine bleeding was the commonest indication among those aged 35-<45, and 45-<55 and accounted for 40.6% and 60% respectively. Those aged > or =55 years, uterine prolapse was the commonest indication (53.6%). Malignant neoplasm covered less than 5% of all hysterectomies. Among nullipara, uterine leiomyoma was the most frequent indication (66.7%), while among parous women, dysfunctional uterine bleeding was the most frequent (56%). The most common obstetric indication leading to hysterectomy was uncontrolled postpartum hemorrhage and ruptured uterus (57.2%) of all obstetric causes. The abdominal route was the commonest approach for hysterectomy (54.1%), followed by the vaginal (35.9%). CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS: Hysterectomy rate in Ain Shams Maternity hospital showed a significant increase by the year 2000 than during the period of the study. Further studies are needed to identify the reasons for such increase and to reduce unnecessary operations. The present study draws the attention of the importance of prenatal care for early detection of high risk women, and prevent complications of bleeding specially in women under 35 years who may not have completed their families and who may prefer other alternatives to surgery.     

Laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy in a rural Minnesota hospital

In the United States, approximately 600,000 patients per year undergo surgical removal of the uterus at considerable cost to payers, patients, and society at large. Currently, most hysterectomies are performed via abdominal or vaginal surgery, but laparoscopic-assisted procedures are becoming more popular. Many studies have shown that laparoscopic surgery is a safe, effective, and less-intrusive alternative to open surgery. Laparoscopic surgery can be far less costly and painful, and it results in shorter hospital stays and recovery times. This paper compares laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy with laparoscopic-assisted and standard hysterectomy and reviews 83 laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomies performed at a rural Minnesota hospital. Techniques, equipment, patient mix, indications, and complications are discussed. Most patients encountered few complications and were discharged from the hospital within 48 hours. The report demonstrates that laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy is a beneficial alternative to standard and laparoscopic-assisted hysterectomy that can be performed in local hospitals.     

Rate of major complications is higher in laparoscopic than abdominal hysterectomy but quality of life improves with both procedures

QuestionIs the risk of major complications greater following laparoscopic hysterectomy compared with abdominal and vaginal hysterectomy for non-malignant conditions?Study designTwo parallel, multi-centre randomised trials.Main resultsMore major complications were experienced with laparoscopic hysterectomy compared with abdominal hysterectomy (11.1% vs 6.2%; mean difference 4.9%, 95% CI 0.9% to 9.1%, number needed to harm 20). There was no significant difference in complication rates between laparoscopic and vaginal hysterectomy groups (complication rate 9.5% for both groups).Pain scores were higher following abdominal hysterectomy compared with laparoscopic hysterectomy (mean difference 0.4, 95% CI 0.09 to 0.7). There was no detectable difference in the vaginal trial. Quality of life at 12 months improved with all interventions.Authors’ conclusionsMajor complications were more common following laparoscopic hysterectomy compared with abdominal hysterectomy. The vaginal trial was inconclusive.     

腹腔镜协助阴式子宫切除术66例分析

[目的]探讨(LAVH)的临床应用价值。[方法]比较66例腹腔镜协助阴式子宫切除术(LAVH组)和54例腹式全子宫切除术(AH组)的临床疗效。[结果]两种术式的手术时间、术时出血量、术后排气时间、术后并发症、住院天数等差异有显著性。LAVH较AH损伤小、术后排气快、术后并发症少、住院时间短,但手术时间较长。[结论]LAVH不失为可供临床选用的术式之一。其手术成功与否取决于病例选择和操作技术。     

3种子宫切除术的临床效果比较

目的:比较腹式子宫切除术(TAH)、阴式子宫切除术(TVH)与腹腔镜辅助下阴式子宫切除术(LAVH)的不同手术适应证及效果,探讨3种子宫切除术式的最佳选择。方法:回顾性分析安徽省立友谊医院2005年9月～2007年12月及也门哈德拉毛大学附属木卡拉医院2008年1月～12月接受上述3种不同术式子宫切除术病例62例,比较3种手术在手术时间、术中出血量、术后肛门排气时间、术后下床活动时间、术后住院日、术中术后并发症及3者的手术适应证(尤其是子宫大小、盆腔粘连等)。结果:3组平均手术时间、术中平均出血量无统计学差异(P>0.05);TVH组及LAVH组在术后肛门排气时间、术后下床活动时间、术后住院天数、术后疼痛及体温方面与TAH组比较差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论:TVH与LAVH为创伤小、恢复快的微创手术,但TVH适应于子宫小、无粘连并伴下垂者,而LAVH扩大了TVH的适应证,拓宽了阴式手术的选择范围。     

Prevalence corrected hysterectomy rates and probabilities in Utah

PURPOSE: A life table method is used for correcting hysterectomy rates and probabilities for prevalent cases of hysterectomies in the population. Both corrected and conventional hysterectomy rates and probabilities are reported. METHODS: Hysterectomy prevalence estimates are derived from cross-sectional hysterectomy and mortality using a life table method. Analysis is based on the Utah Hospital Discharge Data Base and State death certificates. RESULTS: Hysterectomy rates are strongly influenced by age, reaching 150 per 10,000 for ages 45-49 years. The corresponding corrected hysterectomy rate is 196. Differences between the corrected and uncorrected cause-specific hysterectomy rates tend to be most pronounced at their peaks, particularly later in life where the prevalence of hysterectomy is greatest. Probability of hysterectomy approaches slightly above 35% over the life span, whereas the corrected hysterectomy probability approaches 43%. Probability of hysterectomy in the next 10 years is 12.9% for women aged 35 years and 11.7% for women aged 45 years. Corresponding corrected hysterectomy probabilities are 14.3 and 15.1. Higher prevalence of hysterectomy in later ages explains the reverse in magnitude of the rates when the correction is applied to the hysterectomy rates. CONCLUSIONS: Conventional hysterectomy rates are underestimated, particularly in older age groups. A prevalence correction of the rates and probabilities is necessary to fully understand the potential health related consequences and impact of this medical procedure in the population.     

Laparoscopic hysterectomy is not cost effective compared with vaginal hysterectomy

QuestionWhat is the cost effectiveness of laparoscopic hysterectomy compared with conventional (vaginal or abdominal) hysterectomy?Study designTwo parallel multicentre randomised controlled trials.Main results Vaginal hysterectomy:Laparoscopic hysterectomy was significantly more expensive than vaginal hysterectomy, however there were no differences in quality adjusted life years (QALYs; see Table 1).Abdominal hysterectomy:There were no significant differences between abdominal and laparoscopic hysterectomy for cost or QALYs. For each additional QALY, laparoscopic hysterectomy was estimated to cost £267,333 more than vaginal hysterectomy, and £26,571 more than abdominal hysterectomy.     

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Hysterectomy and socioeconomic position in Rome,Italy   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1       下载免费PDF全文

Materia E  Rossi L  Spadea T  Cacciani L  Baglio G  Cesaroni G  Arcà M  Perucci CA 《Journal of epidemiology and community health》2002,56(6):461-465

STUDY OBJECTIVE: There exists conflicting evidence regarding the higher risk of hysterectomy among women of a lower educational and economic level. This study aims to assess whether in Italy socioeconomic level is related to hysterectomy undertaken for different medical reasons. DESIGN: An area based index was used to assign socieconomic status (SES; four levels defined) to 3141 women (aged 35 years or older) who underwent a hysterectomy in 1997 and were residing in Rome. Data were taken from hospital discharge records. Direct age standardised hospitalisation rates by SES level were calculated for overall hysterectomies and for those performed for either malignant or non-malignant causes. Statistical differences were detected using the ratios of standardised rates and the test for linear trend. MAIN RESULTS: The hysterectomy rate was 36.7 per 10 000 women aged 35 years or more. Hysterectomy for uterine leiomyoma accounted for 41% of all operations and was more frequent among women aged 35-49 years than for those aged 50 years or more (crude rates: 28.6 and 7.7 per 10 000, respectively). The risk of hysterectomy was 35% higher for the lowest SES group, compared with the highest group. No association was found between SES and hysterectomy rates for malignant causes, although less affluent women in age group 35-49 years had 87% higher risk of hysterectomy compared with most affluent women. The inverse association between SES and hysterectomy rates attributable to non-malignant causes was statistically significant for women aged 35-49 years but not for those aged 50 years or more. CONCLUSIONS: The inverse relation between hysterectomy and SES is largely attributable to benign disorders of the uterus, namely leiomyoma and prolapse. More affluent women may have a greater uptake of less invasive techniques for removing uterine leiomyoma compared with less affluent women, who are more likely to undergo unnecessary hysterectomies irrespective of their reproductive age.     

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Socioeconomic variations in hysterectomy: evidence from a linkage study of the Finnish hospital discharge register and population census.     

R Luoto  I Keskim?ki  A Reunanen 《Journal of epidemiology and community health》1997,51(1):67-73

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To explore variations in rates for hysterectomy in relation to social class, education, and family income. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of the 1988 Finnish hospital discharge register linked individually to the 1987 population census. SETTING: Finland. PARTICIPANTS: All women living in Finland aged 35 and over were the denominator population. The numerators were the 8663 women who underwent hysterectomy in 1988. MAIN RESULTS: The overall rate for hysterectomy was 63.5/10,000 women aged 35 and over. There was a marked positive correlation between disposable family income and hysterectomy rates even after age, hospital catchment area, education, and occupational status were adjusted for. However, no linear trend for overall hysterectomy rates was observed in relation to social class or education. Procedures due to myomas, accounting for 48% of all hysterectomies, were more frequent among women of high socioeconomic status according to all socioeconomic indicators. Larger proportions of hysterectomies for myoma were also performed in patients in private hospitals and in pay beds in public hospitals than in women in worse off groups. CONCLUSIONS: Unlike the findings in earlier studies from other countries, there was a positive correlation between income and hysterectomy rates as a result of the high numbers of hysterectomies performed to treat myoma in the well off women. The findings are discussed in terms of socioeconomic differences in the use of private gynaecological services, and factors, such as parity and use of hormonal replacement therapy, that affect the growth of myomas.     

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Long-term risk of hysterectomy after tubal sterilization     

M M Cohen 《American journal of epidemiology》1987,125(3):410-419

Previous studies with only short-term follow-up have produced conflicting results on whether a tubal ligation increases a woman's risk for having a hysterectomy. By use of population-based data from the province of Manitoba's universal health insurance plan, all women aged 25-44 years who had a tubal ligation in 1974 (n = 4,374) were identified. As a comparison group, a random sample of 10,000 Manitoba women who were registered with the insurance plan on July 1, 1974 was chosen. Women undergoing hysterectomy prior to July 1, 1974 or a tubal ligation from 1970-1982 were excluded, leaving 6,835 in the comparison group. All health care utilization for two years before tubal ligation or July 1, 1974 (comparison group) was recorded to identify health characteristics of the women. Information was recorded on rate of hysterectomy, dilatation and curettage, all hospitalization, and hospitalization for menstrual disorders for two years after tubal ligation or July 1, 1974. For the longer term analysis, information on hysterectomy up to December 31, 1982 was recorded. At two years there was no increase in adverse gynecologic outcomes between the two groups. Survival curves (life table method) comparing the two groups for up to nine years found higher hysterectomy rates for women aged 25-29 beginning at two years after tubal ligation and increasing with time. Multivariate analysis (Cox's regression model) confirmed that for women aged 25-29, tubal ligation increased the probability of a hysterectomy 1.6 times (1.2-2.3, 95% confidence interval) after controlling for previous gynecologic history, marital status, number of physician visits, and hospitalizations. For women aged 30 and over, tubal ligation was not a risk factor for subsequent hysterectomy in either the short or long term.     

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Associations between Race/Ethnicity,Uterine Fibroids,and Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy in the VA Healthcare System     

Lisa S. Callegari  Jodie G. Katon  Kristen E. Gray  Kemi Doll  Sara Pauk  Kristine E. Lynch  Uchenna S. Uchendu  Laurie Zephyrin  Carolyn Gardella 《Women's health issues》2019,29(1):48-55

Background

In the general population, Black and Latina women are less likely to undergo minimally invasive hysterectomy than White women, which may be related to racial/ethnic variation in fibroid prevalence and characteristics. Whether similar differences exist in the Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare System (VA) is unknown.

Methods

Using VA clinical and administrative data, we identified all women veterans undergoing hysterectomy for benign indications in fiscal years 2012–2014. We identified hysterectomy route (laparoscopic with/without robot-assist, vaginal, abdominal) by International Classification of Diseases, 9th edition, codes. We used multinomial logistic regression to estimate associations of race/ethnicity with hysterectomy route and tested whether associations varied by fibroid diagnosis using an interaction term. Models adjusted for age, income, body mass index, gynecologic diagnoses, medical comorbidities, whether procedure was performed or paid for by VA, geographic region, and fiscal year.

Results

Among 2,744 identified hysterectomies, 53% were abdominal, 29% laparoscopic, and 18% vaginal. In multinomial models, racial/ethnic differences were present among veterans with but not without fibroid diagnoses (p value for interaction < .001). Among veterans with fibroids, Black veterans were less likely than White veterans to have minimally invasive hysterectomy (laparoscopic vs. abdominal relative risk ratio [RRR], 0.52; 95% CI, 0.38–0.72; vaginal vs. abdominal RRR, 0.58; 95% CI, 0.43–0.73). Latina veterans were as likely as White veterans to have laparoscopic as abdominal hysterectomy (RRR, 1.34; 95% CI, 0.87–2.07) and less likely to have vaginal than abdominal hysterectomy (RRR, 0.32; 95% CI, 0.15–0.69).

Conclusions

Receipt of minimally invasive hysterectomy among women veterans with fibroids varied by race/ethnicity. Further investigation of the underlying mechanisms and potential interventions to increase minimally invasive hysterectomy among minority women veterans is needed.     

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Factors associated with hysterectomy among older women from Latin America and the Caribbean     

Daniel A. Escobar  Ana M. Botero  Miranda G. Cash 《Women & health》2013,53(5):522-539

ABSTRACT

To identify factors associated with hysterectomy, data collected from 1999–2000 were assessed from seven cities of the Health, Well-Being and Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean Study on 6,549 women, aged 60 years and older. Hysterectomy prevalence ranged from 12.8% in Buenos Aires (Argentina) to 30.4% in Bridgetown (Barbados). The median age for having had a hysterectomy ranged from 45 to 50 years across the cities and was 47 years in the pooled sample. Ethnic differences in hysterectomy rates were partially explained by differences across cities. Factors significantly associated with lower odds for hysterectomy included older age, household crowding conditions, and having public/military or no health insurance, compared to having private health insurance. Women who had three or more children were less likely to have had a hysterectomy, a finding that differs from most previous studies. Socioeconomic position related to rates of hysterectomy in late life rather than hysterectomies earlier in life. However, the nature of these differences varied across birth cohorts. The findings suggested that adverse socioeconomic factors were most likely related to hysterectomy risk by affecting access to health care, whereas parity was most likely acting through an effect on decision-making processes.     

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腹腔镜及开腹子宫次全切除术对卵巢功能的影响分析     

辛德梅  刘聪慧  刘春凤  薛凤霞 《中国妇幼保健》2013,28(6):1021-1022

目的:探讨腹腔镜及开腹子宫次全切除术对卵巢功能的影响。方法:选取2010年9月～2011年9月进行腹腔镜及开腹子宫次全切除术的80例患者为研究对象,根据手术方式将其分为A组(开腹子宫次全切除术组)40例和B组(腹腔镜子宫次全切除术组)40例,比较两组患者术前、术后血清P、FSH、LH、E2水平。结果:治疗后3、6及12个月B组患者血清P、E2水平均高于A组,而血清FSH、LH水平则低于A组,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论:腹腔镜子宫次全切除术对于患者的卵巢功能影响较传统术式小,值得临床推广应用。     

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腹腔镜下全子宫切除术与剖腹全子宫切除术两种术式的临床对比分析   总被引：5，自引：0，他引：5  

岑慕贞  钟剑洪  林冰 《中国妇幼保健》2005,20(5):544-545

目的: 评估使用腹腔镜下全子宫切除术的安全性、可行性及优越性。方法: 120例需要择期行全子宫切除术的患者, ASAⅠ~Ⅱ, 年龄 31~58岁, 根据术式不同随机分为腹腔镜组 (A组n=60) 和剖腹组 (B组n=60)。对手术适应症、手术时间、术中出血量、术后恢复情况、住院时间及并发症发生情况进行对比分析。结果: 腹腔镜组平均手术时间较剖腹组稍长, 但无显著差异性 (P>0 .05)。术中出血量、术后并发症的发生率、术后肛门排气时间以及术后住院时间明显优于剖腹组,差异有显著性 (P<0. 01)。结论: 腹腔镜下全子宫切除术与剖腹全子宫切除术相比有损伤小、腹部切口小、术中和术后并发症的发生率低、恢复快、住院时间短等优点, 更具优越性。     

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Risk estimates of hysterectomy and selected conditions commonly treated with hysterectomy     

Merrill RM  Layman AB  Oderda G  Asche C 《Annals of epidemiology》2008,18(3):253-260

PURPOSE: This study presents corrected rates and probability (risk) estimates of experiencing a hysterectomy and of selected conditions commonly treated with hysterectomy. METHODS: Analyses are based on hysterectomy prevalence data from the Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (calendar years 2000-2006), hysterectomy incidence data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey (2001-2005), and population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau (2001-2005). The correction involved removing those women without a uterus from the denominator in the rate calculation. RESULTS: Corrected hysterectomy incidence rates per 1000 women were greater than the uncorrected rates for women ages 18-44 years (6.0 vs. 5.0), 45-64 years (10.4 vs. 7.1), and 65 years and older (4.9 vs. 2.6). Correcting the rates had a comparatively larger impact in the South. Incidence rates of selected conditions associated with the female reproductive system were greater after correction for hysterectomy prevalence. For example, corrected compared with uncorrected rates of uterine fibroids per 1000 women were 2.9 vs. 2.7 for ages 18-44 and 5.0 vs. 3.4 for ages 45-64. The uncorrected and corrected 10-year risk of being diagnosed with uterine fibroids among women aged 50 who have not previously had fibroids is 3.87 (1 in 26) and 4.54 (1 in 22), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The correction method employed produces greater incidence and age-conditional-risk estimates of hysterectomy and of conditions commonly treated with hysterectomy. Corrected rates and age-conditional risk estimates may allow women with intact uteri to better assess their probability of undergoing a hysterectomy and certain other conditions of the reproductive system.     

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子宫肌瘤行阴式全子宫切除术的临床观察     

黎宁  李英  吴楚琼  刘广珍 《中国妇幼保健》2004,(16)

目的:对子宫肌瘤行阴式全子宫切除术的可行性进行临床研究。方法:选择子宫肌瘤具有全子宫切除手术指征,无阴式全子宫切除术禁忌症的患者作为实验组,以手术指征相近行腹式全子宫切除术的病人为对照组,进行临床分析。结果:实验组较对照组术后疼痛轻,起床活动早,恢复快,平均住院时间短,但平均手术时间稍长,术中平均出血量稍多。结论:阴式全子宫切除术具有损伤小,恢复快,疼痛轻,腹壁无疤痕等优点,手术病人选择恰当,子宫肌瘤行阴式全子宫切除术是可行的。     

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腹腔镜鞘膜内子宫全切除术与经腹筋膜内子宫全切除术临床对比研究     

袁瑗  杨琳芬  吴晓霞  陈春玲  杨帆 《中国卫生产业》2013,(19):10-11

目的通过对行腹腔镜鞘膜内子宫全切除与经腹子宫全切除患者临床资料的对比分析,研究该类疾病的临床治疗特点。方法选取该院2009年1月—2013年3月就诊的需行子宫全切除术的患者60例,随机分为A、B两组,每组各30例。比较两组患者在手术时间、术中出血量、术后首次排气、阴道出血发生率等方面的差异。结果 A组的手术时间、术中出血量、阴道出血发生率与B组比较,P>0.05,差异不具有统计学意义;A组在术后首次排气、拔出导尿管时间、住院时间等方面和B组比较,P<0.05,差异具有统计学意义。结论腹腔镜鞘膜内子宫全切除术与经腹筋膜内子宫全切术相比,具有术后恢复快、手术创伤小等特点,值得临床推广使用。     

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Incidence, risk factors and outcome of infection in a 1-year hysterectomy cohort: a prospective follow-up study   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

Meltomaa SS  Mäkinen JI  Taalikka MO  Helenius HY 《The Journal of hospital infection》2000,45(3):211-217

A prospective study was performed following 687 patients who underwent abdominal, vaginal and laparoscopic hysterectomy for benign conditions in Turku University Hospital. This study evaluates and compares infection after hysterectomy and determines risk factors associated with postoperative infection. Infective episodes were recorded during hospital stay, convalescence for 4 to 6 weeks at home and for 1 year of follow-up. Factors found to be statistically significant for hospital-acquired infection on univariate analysis were subsequently assessed by means of multivariate analysis. During the hospital stay 23.7% of the study population became infected, 38.1% after vaginal hysterectomy, 23.4% after abdominal hysterectomy and 3.0% after laparoscopic hysterectomy. Over half of all hospital-acquired infections were lower urinary tract infections. Infection during convalescence occurred in 19.2% of patients: 29.5% in the vaginal hysterectomy group, 17.4% in the abdominal hysterectomy group and 16.7% in the laparoscopic hysterectomy group. One year of follow-up did not find any infection directly attributable to surgery. Five factors were found to be related to in-hospital infection on multivariate analysis. These were lack of antibiotic prophylaxis, blood loss during operation, intermittent catheterization, anaemia and medication for urinary or bowel dysfunction after operation.     

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大子宫全切除术3种术式的临床比较     

周琴亚  凌静  谭洁  谢学新  张晨霞 《中国妇幼健康研究》2016,(4):497-500

目的探讨腹腔镜下改良大子宫切除术的临床可行性、安全性及临床效果。方法回顾性分析2011年12月至2015年8月在江阴市人民医院妇科进行大子宫切除术的临床资料174例,将其随机分为3组,其中86例行开腹手术为A组,50例行腹腔镜下常规大子宫切除术为B组,38例行腹腔镜下改良大子宫切除术为C组。比较3组的手术时间、术中出血量、术后肛门排气时间、住院时间、术后病率、中转开腹率、手术并发症的发生率。结果 B组手术时间、术中出血量均高于A组及C组,差异均有统计学意义(K=103.740,P=0.000;K=108.375,P=0.000);A组肛门排气时间、住院时间均长于B组、C组,差异均有统计学意义(K=114.054,P=0.000;K=124.152,P=0.000),而B组与C组之间差异无统计学意义(Z=-1.620,P=0.105;Z=-1.089,P=0.276);A组术后病率高于B组及C组,但3组术后病率比较差异无统计学意义(x^2=4.344,P=0.114);A组、C组手术全部成功,无中转开腹,无输尿管损伤等并发症发生,而B组中转开腹率为12.00%(6/50),并发症发生率为6.00%(3/50)。结论腹腔镜下改良大子宫切除术手术时间短,术中出血量少,中转开腹率少,术后肛门排气时间及住院时间短,术后病率、手术并发症低,值得临床推广应用。     

Hysterectomy and socioeconomic position in Rome,Italy

STUDY OBJECTIVE: There exists conflicting evidence regarding the higher risk of hysterectomy among women of a lower educational and economic level. This study aims to assess whether in Italy socioeconomic level is related to hysterectomy undertaken for different medical reasons. DESIGN: An area based index was used to assign socieconomic status (SES; four levels defined) to 3141 women (aged 35 years or older) who underwent a hysterectomy in 1997 and were residing in Rome. Data were taken from hospital discharge records. Direct age standardised hospitalisation rates by SES level were calculated for overall hysterectomies and for those performed for either malignant or non-malignant causes. Statistical differences were detected using the ratios of standardised rates and the test for linear trend. MAIN RESULTS: The hysterectomy rate was 36.7 per 10 000 women aged 35 years or more. Hysterectomy for uterine leiomyoma accounted for 41% of all operations and was more frequent among women aged 35-49 years than for those aged 50 years or more (crude rates: 28.6 and 7.7 per 10 000, respectively). The risk of hysterectomy was 35% higher for the lowest SES group, compared with the highest group. No association was found between SES and hysterectomy rates for malignant causes, although less affluent women in age group 35-49 years had 87% higher risk of hysterectomy compared with most affluent women. The inverse association between SES and hysterectomy rates attributable to non-malignant causes was statistically significant for women aged 35-49 years but not for those aged 50 years or more. CONCLUSIONS: The inverse relation between hysterectomy and SES is largely attributable to benign disorders of the uterus, namely leiomyoma and prolapse. More affluent women may have a greater uptake of less invasive techniques for removing uterine leiomyoma compared with less affluent women, who are more likely to undergo unnecessary hysterectomies irrespective of their reproductive age.     

Socioeconomic variations in hysterectomy: evidence from a linkage study of the Finnish hospital discharge register and population census.

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To explore variations in rates for hysterectomy in relation to social class, education, and family income. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of the 1988 Finnish hospital discharge register linked individually to the 1987 population census. SETTING: Finland. PARTICIPANTS: All women living in Finland aged 35 and over were the denominator population. The numerators were the 8663 women who underwent hysterectomy in 1988. MAIN RESULTS: The overall rate for hysterectomy was 63.5/10,000 women aged 35 and over. There was a marked positive correlation between disposable family income and hysterectomy rates even after age, hospital catchment area, education, and occupational status were adjusted for. However, no linear trend for overall hysterectomy rates was observed in relation to social class or education. Procedures due to myomas, accounting for 48% of all hysterectomies, were more frequent among women of high socioeconomic status according to all socioeconomic indicators. Larger proportions of hysterectomies for myoma were also performed in patients in private hospitals and in pay beds in public hospitals than in women in worse off groups. CONCLUSIONS: Unlike the findings in earlier studies from other countries, there was a positive correlation between income and hysterectomy rates as a result of the high numbers of hysterectomies performed to treat myoma in the well off women. The findings are discussed in terms of socioeconomic differences in the use of private gynaecological services, and factors, such as parity and use of hormonal replacement therapy, that affect the growth of myomas.     

Long-term risk of hysterectomy after tubal sterilization

Previous studies with only short-term follow-up have produced conflicting results on whether a tubal ligation increases a woman's risk for having a hysterectomy. By use of population-based data from the province of Manitoba's universal health insurance plan, all women aged 25-44 years who had a tubal ligation in 1974 (n = 4,374) were identified. As a comparison group, a random sample of 10,000 Manitoba women who were registered with the insurance plan on July 1, 1974 was chosen. Women undergoing hysterectomy prior to July 1, 1974 or a tubal ligation from 1970-1982 were excluded, leaving 6,835 in the comparison group. All health care utilization for two years before tubal ligation or July 1, 1974 (comparison group) was recorded to identify health characteristics of the women. Information was recorded on rate of hysterectomy, dilatation and curettage, all hospitalization, and hospitalization for menstrual disorders for two years after tubal ligation or July 1, 1974. For the longer term analysis, information on hysterectomy up to December 31, 1982 was recorded. At two years there was no increase in adverse gynecologic outcomes between the two groups. Survival curves (life table method) comparing the two groups for up to nine years found higher hysterectomy rates for women aged 25-29 beginning at two years after tubal ligation and increasing with time. Multivariate analysis (Cox's regression model) confirmed that for women aged 25-29, tubal ligation increased the probability of a hysterectomy 1.6 times (1.2-2.3, 95% confidence interval) after controlling for previous gynecologic history, marital status, number of physician visits, and hospitalizations. For women aged 30 and over, tubal ligation was not a risk factor for subsequent hysterectomy in either the short or long term.     

Associations between Race/Ethnicity,Uterine Fibroids,and Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy in the VA Healthcare System

Background

In the general population, Black and Latina women are less likely to undergo minimally invasive hysterectomy than White women, which may be related to racial/ethnic variation in fibroid prevalence and characteristics. Whether similar differences exist in the Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare System (VA) is unknown.

Factors associated with hysterectomy among older women from Latin America and the Caribbean

ABSTRACT

To identify factors associated with hysterectomy, data collected from 1999–2000 were assessed from seven cities of the Health, Well-Being and Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean Study on 6,549 women, aged 60 years and older. Hysterectomy prevalence ranged from 12.8% in Buenos Aires (Argentina) to 30.4% in Bridgetown (Barbados). The median age for having had a hysterectomy ranged from 45 to 50 years across the cities and was 47 years in the pooled sample. Ethnic differences in hysterectomy rates were partially explained by differences across cities. Factors significantly associated with lower odds for hysterectomy included older age, household crowding conditions, and having public/military or no health insurance, compared to having private health insurance. Women who had three or more children were less likely to have had a hysterectomy, a finding that differs from most previous studies. Socioeconomic position related to rates of hysterectomy in late life rather than hysterectomies earlier in life. However, the nature of these differences varied across birth cohorts. The findings suggested that adverse socioeconomic factors were most likely related to hysterectomy risk by affecting access to health care, whereas parity was most likely acting through an effect on decision-making processes.     

腹腔镜及开腹子宫次全切除术对卵巢功能的影响分析

目的:探讨腹腔镜及开腹子宫次全切除术对卵巢功能的影响。方法:选取2010年9月～2011年9月进行腹腔镜及开腹子宫次全切除术的80例患者为研究对象,根据手术方式将其分为A组(开腹子宫次全切除术组)40例和B组(腹腔镜子宫次全切除术组)40例,比较两组患者术前、术后血清P、FSH、LH、E2水平。结果:治疗后3、6及12个月B组患者血清P、E2水平均高于A组,而血清FSH、LH水平则低于A组,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论:腹腔镜子宫次全切除术对于患者的卵巢功能影响较传统术式小,值得临床推广应用。     

腹腔镜下全子宫切除术与剖腹全子宫切除术两种术式的临床对比分析

目的: 评估使用腹腔镜下全子宫切除术的安全性、可行性及优越性。方法: 120例需要择期行全子宫切除术的患者, ASAⅠ~Ⅱ, 年龄 31~58岁, 根据术式不同随机分为腹腔镜组 (A组n=60) 和剖腹组 (B组n=60)。对手术适应症、手术时间、术中出血量、术后恢复情况、住院时间及并发症发生情况进行对比分析。结果: 腹腔镜组平均手术时间较剖腹组稍长, 但无显著差异性 (P>0 .05)。术中出血量、术后并发症的发生率、术后肛门排气时间以及术后住院时间明显优于剖腹组,差异有显著性 (P<0. 01)。结论: 腹腔镜下全子宫切除术与剖腹全子宫切除术相比有损伤小、腹部切口小、术中和术后并发症的发生率低、恢复快、住院时间短等优点, 更具优越性。     

Risk estimates of hysterectomy and selected conditions commonly treated with hysterectomy

PURPOSE: This study presents corrected rates and probability (risk) estimates of experiencing a hysterectomy and of selected conditions commonly treated with hysterectomy. METHODS: Analyses are based on hysterectomy prevalence data from the Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (calendar years 2000-2006), hysterectomy incidence data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey (2001-2005), and population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau (2001-2005). The correction involved removing those women without a uterus from the denominator in the rate calculation. RESULTS: Corrected hysterectomy incidence rates per 1000 women were greater than the uncorrected rates for women ages 18-44 years (6.0 vs. 5.0), 45-64 years (10.4 vs. 7.1), and 65 years and older (4.9 vs. 2.6). Correcting the rates had a comparatively larger impact in the South. Incidence rates of selected conditions associated with the female reproductive system were greater after correction for hysterectomy prevalence. For example, corrected compared with uncorrected rates of uterine fibroids per 1000 women were 2.9 vs. 2.7 for ages 18-44 and 5.0 vs. 3.4 for ages 45-64. The uncorrected and corrected 10-year risk of being diagnosed with uterine fibroids among women aged 50 who have not previously had fibroids is 3.87 (1 in 26) and 4.54 (1 in 22), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The correction method employed produces greater incidence and age-conditional-risk estimates of hysterectomy and of conditions commonly treated with hysterectomy. Corrected rates and age-conditional risk estimates may allow women with intact uteri to better assess their probability of undergoing a hysterectomy and certain other conditions of the reproductive system.     

子宫肌瘤行阴式全子宫切除术的临床观察

目的:对子宫肌瘤行阴式全子宫切除术的可行性进行临床研究。方法:选择子宫肌瘤具有全子宫切除手术指征,无阴式全子宫切除术禁忌症的患者作为实验组,以手术指征相近行腹式全子宫切除术的病人为对照组,进行临床分析。结果:实验组较对照组术后疼痛轻,起床活动早,恢复快,平均住院时间短,但平均手术时间稍长,术中平均出血量稍多。结论:阴式全子宫切除术具有损伤小,恢复快,疼痛轻,腹壁无疤痕等优点,手术病人选择恰当,子宫肌瘤行阴式全子宫切除术是可行的。     

腹腔镜鞘膜内子宫全切除术与经腹筋膜内子宫全切除术临床对比研究

目的通过对行腹腔镜鞘膜内子宫全切除与经腹子宫全切除患者临床资料的对比分析,研究该类疾病的临床治疗特点。方法选取该院2009年1月—2013年3月就诊的需行子宫全切除术的患者60例,随机分为A、B两组,每组各30例。比较两组患者在手术时间、术中出血量、术后首次排气、阴道出血发生率等方面的差异。结果 A组的手术时间、术中出血量、阴道出血发生率与B组比较,P>0.05,差异不具有统计学意义;A组在术后首次排气、拔出导尿管时间、住院时间等方面和B组比较,P<0.05,差异具有统计学意义。结论腹腔镜鞘膜内子宫全切除术与经腹筋膜内子宫全切术相比,具有术后恢复快、手术创伤小等特点,值得临床推广使用。     

Incidence, risk factors and outcome of infection in a 1-year hysterectomy cohort: a prospective follow-up study

A prospective study was performed following 687 patients who underwent abdominal, vaginal and laparoscopic hysterectomy for benign conditions in Turku University Hospital. This study evaluates and compares infection after hysterectomy and determines risk factors associated with postoperative infection. Infective episodes were recorded during hospital stay, convalescence for 4 to 6 weeks at home and for 1 year of follow-up. Factors found to be statistically significant for hospital-acquired infection on univariate analysis were subsequently assessed by means of multivariate analysis. During the hospital stay 23.7% of the study population became infected, 38.1% after vaginal hysterectomy, 23.4% after abdominal hysterectomy and 3.0% after laparoscopic hysterectomy. Over half of all hospital-acquired infections were lower urinary tract infections. Infection during convalescence occurred in 19.2% of patients: 29.5% in the vaginal hysterectomy group, 17.4% in the abdominal hysterectomy group and 16.7% in the laparoscopic hysterectomy group. One year of follow-up did not find any infection directly attributable to surgery. Five factors were found to be related to in-hospital infection on multivariate analysis. These were lack of antibiotic prophylaxis, blood loss during operation, intermittent catheterization, anaemia and medication for urinary or bowel dysfunction after operation.     

大子宫全切除术3种术式的临床比较

目的探讨腹腔镜下改良大子宫切除术的临床可行性、安全性及临床效果。方法回顾性分析2011年12月至2015年8月在江阴市人民医院妇科进行大子宫切除术的临床资料174例,将其随机分为3组,其中86例行开腹手术为A组,50例行腹腔镜下常规大子宫切除术为B组,38例行腹腔镜下改良大子宫切除术为C组。比较3组的手术时间、术中出血量、术后肛门排气时间、住院时间、术后病率、中转开腹率、手术并发症的发生率。结果 B组手术时间、术中出血量均高于A组及C组,差异均有统计学意义(K=103.740,P=0.000;K=108.375,P=0.000);A组肛门排气时间、住院时间均长于B组、C组,差异均有统计学意义(K=114.054,P=0.000;K=124.152,P=0.000),而B组与C组之间差异无统计学意义(Z=-1.620,P=0.105;Z=-1.089,P=0.276);A组术后病率高于B组及C组,但3组术后病率比较差异无统计学意义(x^2=4.344,P=0.114);A组、C组手术全部成功,无中转开腹,无输尿管损伤等并发症发生,而B组中转开腹率为12.00%(6/50),并发症发生率为6.00%(3/50)。结论腹腔镜下改良大子宫切除术手术时间短,术中出血量少,中转开腹率少,术后肛门排气时间及住院时间短,术后病率、手术并发症低,值得临床推广应用。