Peripartum hysterectomy: an economic analysis of direct healthcare costs using routinely collected data

Objective To estimate resource use and costs associated with peripartum hysterectomy for the English National Health Service. Design/Setting Analysis of linked Clinical Practice Research Datalink and Hospital Episodes Statistics ( CPRD ‐ HES ) data. Population Women undergoing peripartum hysterectomy between 1997 and 2013 and matched controls. Methods Inverse probability weighted generalised estimating equations were used to model the non‐linear...