Costs and mortality rates of surgical approaches to hysterectomy in Brazil

• Main Authors: Kathiane Lustosa Augusto (Author), Aline Veras Morais Brilhante (Author), Gisele Cristine Duarte Modesto (Author), Dayana Maia Saboia (Author), Cássia Fernandes Coelho Rocha (Author), Sara Arcanjo Lino Karbage (Author), Thaís Fontes de Magalhães (Author), Leonardo Robson Pinheiro Sobreira Bezerra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the costs of hysterectomies performed in Brazil due to benign conditions, and to assess its hospital admittance and mortality rates. METHODS A retrospective cohort was carried out from January 2010 to December 2014, analyzing all hysterectomies (n = 428,346) registered...