Costs and mortality rates of surgical approaches to hysterectomy in Brazil

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) registere...

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Main Authors: Kathiane Lustosa Augusto, Aline Veras Morais Brilhante, Gisele Cristine Duarte Modesto, Dayana Maia Saboia, Cássia Fernandes Coelho Rocha, Sara Arcanjo Lino Karbage, Thaís Fontes de Magalhães, Leonardo Robson Pinheiro Sobreira Bezerra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2018-03-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102018000100220&lng=en&tlng=en