Peter C Reid1. 1. Directorate of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Trust, Luton LU4 0DZ, United Kingdom. Peter.Reid@ldh.nhs.uk
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To observe numbers and trends in endometrial ablation performed for heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) in England. DESIGN: Examination of National Health Service (NHS) Hospital Episode Statistics. Number of hysterectomies and endometrial ablation procedures performed each year from 1989/1990 to 2004/2005. RESULTS: Hysteroscopic endometrial ablation peaked in 1992/1993 before falling significantly to a low in 1997/1998. Since then the total number of procedures has increased by 250% and of the 9701 endometrial ablations performed in 2004/2005 over half (5457) are now second-generation techniques. CONCLUSIONS: Endometrial ablation is now more common than hysterectomy for heavy menstrual bleeding and second-generation methods are now more commonly performed than hysteroscopic endometrial ablation. There is every indication that endometrial ablation will continue to increase in practice in England.
OBJECTIVE: To observe numbers and trends in endometrial ablation performed for heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) in England. DESIGN: Examination of National Health Service (NHS) Hospital Episode Statistics. Number of hysterectomies and endometrial ablation procedures performed each year from 1989/1990 to 2004/2005. RESULTS: Hysteroscopic endometrial ablation peaked in 1992/1993 before falling significantly to a low in 1997/1998. Since then the total number of procedures has increased by 250% and of the 9701 endometrial ablations performed in 2004/2005 over half (5457) are now second-generation techniques. CONCLUSIONS: Endometrial ablation is now more common than hysterectomy for heavy menstrual bleeding and second-generation methods are now more commonly performed than hysteroscopic endometrial ablation. There is every indication that endometrial ablation will continue to increase in practice in England.
Authors: L J Middleton; R Champaneria; J P Daniels; S Bhattacharya; K G Cooper; N H Hilken; P O'Donovan; M Gannon; R Gray; K S Khan; J Abbott; J Barrington; S Bhattacharya; M Y Bongers; J-L Brun; R Busfield; M Sowter; T J Clark; J Cooper; K G Cooper; S L Corson; K Dickersin; N Dwyer; M Gannon; J Hawe; R Hurskainen; W R Meyer; H O'Connor; S Pinion; A M Sambrook; W H Tam; I A A van Zon-Rabelink; E Zupi Journal: BMJ Date: 2010-08-16
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