Keyhole hysterectomy is effective for women with heavy menstrual bleeding

Rob Cook; Johnny Lyon-Maris; Peter Davidson; NIHR Dissemination Centre

doi:10.1136/bmj.l6764

Keyhole hysterectomy is effective for women with heavy menstrual bleeding

BMJ. 2020 Jan 3:368:l6764. doi: 10.1136/bmj.l6764.

Authors

Rob Cook¹, Johnny Lyon-Maris², Peter Davidson¹; NIHR Dissemination Centre

Affiliations

¹ Bazian, Economist Intelligence Unit Healthcare, London, UK.
² Wessex Institute, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.

PMID: 31900245
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.l6764

Abstract

The studyCooper K, Breeman S, Scott NW, et al. Laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy versus endometrial ablation for women with heavy menstrual bleeding (HEALTH): a parallel-group, open-label, randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2019;394:1425-36.The study was funded by the NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme (project number 12/35/23).To read the full NIHR Signal, go to: https://discover.dc.nihr.ac.uk/content/signal-000837/keyhole-hysterectomy-is-effective-for-women-with-heavy-menstrual-bleeding.

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MeSH terms

Endometrial Ablation Techniques*
Female
Humans
Hysterectomy
Laparoscopy*
Menorrhagia / surgery*
Technology Assessment, Biomedical