کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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3441447 | 1595032 | 2006 | 7 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
ObjectiveThis study was undertaken to compare resource use outcomes for participants in the Medicine or Surgery (Ms) randomized trial.Study designIn a randomized controlled trial, we compared resources used during a 24-month follow-up period by women with abnormal uterine bleeding who were randomly assigned to either expanded medical treatment or hysterectomy.ResultsWomen randomly assigned to hysterectomy used significantly more resources (medicine = $4479, hysterectomy = $6777; P = .03), with almost all the difference caused by the hysterectomy procedure. Fifty-three percent of women randomly assigned to medicine had a hysterectomy during the follow-up period; women who were able to continue on medical therapy had mean total resource use of $2595 compared with $6128 for medicine patients who eventually had surgery.ConclusionFor women with abnormal uterine bleeding refractory to cyclic medroxyprogesterone acetate, compared with expanded medical treatment, hysterectomy increases resource use significantly and results in better clinical and 6-month quality-of-life outcomes.
Journal: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Volume 194, Issue 2, February 2006, Pages 332–338