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Risk of infertility following pelvic angiographic embolization in female patients with pelvic fractures: A nationwide population-based cohort study in Taiwan

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  • Sheng-Der Hsu
  • Shih-Yu Lee
  • Kuen-Tze Lin
  • Chun-Shu Lin
  • Wu-Chien Chien
  • Cheng-Jueng Chen
  • Chi-Hsiang Chung
  • Wei-Kuo Chang

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Pelvic angiographic embolization is an effective procedure to provide haemostasis in patients with pelvic fractures. However, management with repeated follow-up radiographs may result in infertility. The study aimed to evaluate the risk of infertility following pelvic fracture treated with pelvic angiographic embolization in female patients. We used data from the National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) provided by the Bureau of National Health Insurance of the Department of Health in Taiwan from the period of 1997–2010. A total of 36 and 18,029 patients were included in the case and control cohorts, respectively. The risk estimations for the case and control cohorts were compared using a Cox’s proportional hazards regression model. The significance level was set at

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  • Sheng-Der Hsu & Shih-Yu Lee & Kuen-Tze Lin & Chun-Shu Lin & Wu-Chien Chien & Cheng-Jueng Chen & Chi-Hsiang Chung & Wei-Kuo Chang, 2017. "Risk of infertility following pelvic angiographic embolization in female patients with pelvic fractures: A nationwide population-based cohort study in Taiwan," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(12), pages 1-10, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0174733
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174733
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