Trends in the rates of peripartum hysterectomy and uterine artery embolization.

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 th...

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Main Authors: Geum Joon Cho, Log Young Kim, Hye-Ri Hong, Chang Eun Lee, Soon-Cheol Hong, Min-Jeong Oh, Hai-Joong Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3615013?pdf=render