Hysterectomy : a review of the literature on indications, effectiveness, and risks / Steven Bernstein [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

United States. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.

Southern California Health Policy Research Consortium.

Women's Health and Hysterectomy Project.

Rand Corporation.

Bernstein, Steven, 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hysterectomy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 109 pages)

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 1997.

Summary:

This report is based on a review of the literature on indications for hysterectomy and complications from this procedure. The literature review summarizes information from 326 articles and books containing information on the natural history, epidemiology, and medical treatment of non-emergency and non-oncology conditions for which hysterectomy is one treatment option; the appropriateness and rate of use of hysterectomy; and the effectiveness, complications, and costs associated with hysterectomy.