Carolyn W. Swenson

ORCID: 0000-0002-3220-9445 · 6 papers in corpus
other 2018
Nationwide trends in the utilization of and payments for hysterectomy in the United States among commercially insured women
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2017.12.218

BACKGROUND: Laparotomy followed by inpatient hospitalization has traditionally been the most common surgical care for hysterectomy. The financial implications of the increased use of laparoscopy and outpatient hysterectomy are unknown. OBJ…

letter 2018
Savings with expanding use of the levonorgestrel intrauterine device and fewer benign hysterectomies
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2018.10.015
letter 2015
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·doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2015.03.018
article 2015
Use of Other Treatments Before Hysterectomy for Benign Conditions in a Statewide Hospital Collaborative
·doi:10.1097/ogx.0000000000000239

It is estimated that 1 in 3 women in the United States will have a hysterectomy by age 60 years. Complications of hysterectomy are well known. Alternatives to hysterectomy for benign indications include operative hysteroscopy, endometrial a…

article 2014
Analysis of Non-Surgical, Ablative, and Hysteroscopic Treatments before Hysterectomy for Benign Conditions and of Uterine Pathology in a Statewide Hospital Collaborative
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2013.12.097
article 2014
Use of other treatments before hysterectomy for benign conditions in a statewide hospital collaborative
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2014.11.031

ObjectiveWe sought to analyze use of alternative treatments and pathology among women who underwent hysterectomy in the Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative.Study designPerioperative hysterectomy data including demographics, preoperative…