Costs and mortality rates of surgical approaches to hysterectomy in Brazil.

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 on the DATASUS database between January 2010 and December 2014. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire and analyzed using the SPSS 20.0 for Windows. RESULTS: Hospital admissions were 300,231 for total abdominal hysterectomies, 46,056 for vaginal hysterectomies, 29,959 for subtotal abdominal hysterectomies and 1,522 for laparoscopic hysterectomies. Mortality rates were 0.26%, 0.09%, 0.07% and 0.05% for subtotal, total abdominal, laparoscopic, and vaginal hysterectomies, respectively. Among the procedures studied, total abdominal hysterectomies had the most costs (R$217,802,574.77), followed by vaginal hysterectomies (R$24,173,490.00), subtotal abdominal hysterectomies (R$19.253.300,00) and laparoscopic hysterectomies (R$794,680.40). CONCLUSIONS: Total abdominal hysterectomies had the highest overall costs mainly because it was the most commonly performed technique. Mortality rates were greatest in subtotal abdominal hysterectomies; this, however, may be due to bias related to missing data in our database.

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) registered on the DATASUS database between January 2010 and December 2014. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire and analyzed using the SPSS 20.0 for Windows. RESULTS Hospital admissions were 300,231 for total abdominal hysterectomies, 46,056 for vaginal hysterectomies, 29,959 for subtotal abdominal hysterectomies and 1,522 for laparoscopic hysterectomies. Mortality rates were 0.26%, 0.09%, 0.07% and 0.05% for subtotal, total abdominal, laparoscopic, and vaginal hysterectomies, respectively. Among the procedures studied, total abdominal hysterectomies had the most costs (R$217,802,574.77), followed by vaginal hysterectomies (R$24,173,490.00), subtotal abdominal hysterectomies (R$19.253.300,00) and laparoscopic hysterectomies (R$794,680.40). CONCLUSIONS Total abdominal hysterectomies had the highest overall costs mainly because it was the most commonly performed technique. Mortality rates were greatest in subtotal abdominal hysterectomies; this, however, may be due to bias related to missing data in our database.

Análisis clínico y economico de la histerectomía abdominal versus la histerectomía vaginal en el hospital clínico de la universidad de chile: revision de 2.338 casos

Antecedentes: La histerectomía es una intervención quirúrgica frecuente y de alto costo. Después de la operación cesárea, es el segundo procedimiento quirúrgico más frecuente en ginecología. Objetivos: Evaluar la relación costo/efectividad de la histerectomía vaginal versus la histerectomía abdominal. Método: Estudio retrospectivo observacional, en 2.338 pacientes sometidas a histerectomía por patología benigna en el Servicio de Ginecología del Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile, en el período comprendido entre enero de 1997 a diciembre de 2005. Se analizaron variables clínicas y de costo entre las dos vías de abordaje. Resultados: La edad de las pacientes fluctuó entre 27 y 86 años. De las 2.338 histerectomías, la vía vaginal correspondió al 36,9 por ciento y la abdominal en el 63,1 por ciento; con una tasa de complicaciones de 29,8/100 mujeres operadas vaginalmente y de 42,8/100 mujeres operadas abdominalmente. Conclusión: Este estudio sugiere que el abordaje vaginal se asoció a tiempos operatorios más cortos, menor número de complicaciones y a costos más bajos que la vía abdominal.

Background: After cesarean delivery, hysterectomy it is the second most frequently performed major surgical procedure. Objective: To study de relation cost/effectivity between vaginal and abdominal hysterectomy. Method: Retrospective and observational study in 2338 hysterectomy, performed between January 1997 and December 2005. Clinical and cost variables were analysed between both surgical routes. Results: The study included 2338 patients aged 27 to 86 years in whom hysterectomy was performed for benign gynaecologic disorders. Of 2338 hysterectomies, 36.9 percent were performed vaginally and an abdominal approach was required in 63.1 percent. The overall complication rate was 29.8 per 100 women for vaginal hysterectomy and 42.8 per 100 women for abdominal hysterectomy. Conclusion: This study suggests that vaginal route presents some advantages in comparison to abdominal hysterectomy that include less expensive, fewer complications, shorter operating times and shorter stays.