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Trends in the Rates of Peripartum Hysterectomy and Uterine Artery Embolization

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  • Geum Joon Cho
  • Log Young Kim
  • Hye-Ri Hong
  • Chang Eun Lee
  • Soon-Cheol Hong
  • Min-Jeong Oh
  • Hai-Joong Kim

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The objective of this study was to determine the trends in national rates of peripartum hysterectomy (PH) and uterine arterial embolization (UAE) in Korea. We used data collected by the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service of Korea and analyzed data from patients who gave birth during the period from 2005 to 2008. There were 1785,178 deliveries during the study period, including 2636 cases of PH (1.48 per 1000 deliveries). The PH rate in 2005 was 1.57 per 1000 deliveries and in 2008 it was 1.33 per 1000 deliveries. UAE was performed in 161 women (incidence, 0.38 per 1000 deliveries) and 447 women (incidence, 0.98 per 1000 deliveries) in 2005 and 2008, respectively. In Korea, the rate of PH decreased slightly, while the rate of UAE rate increased dramatically during the period from 2005 to 2008. Further studies are needed to evaluate the effects of UAE on the rate of PH performed.

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  • Geum Joon Cho & Log Young Kim & Hye-Ri Hong & Chang Eun Lee & Soon-Cheol Hong & Min-Jeong Oh & Hai-Joong Kim, 2013. "Trends in the Rates of Peripartum Hysterectomy and Uterine Artery Embolization," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(4), pages 1-5, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0060512
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0060512
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