K McPherson
No ORCID on file
· 6 papers in corpus
other
2007
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the relative cost-effectiveness of uterine artery embolisation (UAE) and hysterectomy in women with symptomatic uterine fibroids from the perspective of the UK NHS. DESIGN: Cost-utility analysis. SETTING: Eighteen …
observational
2005
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the readmission experience of a large national prospective cohort of women up to 5 years after undergoing either transcervical resection of the endometrium (TCRE) or hysterectomy to assess reasons for readmission …
rct
1997
BACKGROUND: The most frequent indication for hysterectomy is menorrhagia, even though the uterus is normal in a large number of patients. Transcervical resection of the endometrium (TCRE) is a less drastic alternative, but success rates hav…
observational
1993
OBJECTIVE: To determine patterns of use of dilatation and curettage in Britain as compared with those in the United States; to examine variations in utilisation rates within one regional health authority. DESIGN: Analysis of routinely coll…
observational
1992
OBJECTIVE: To examine patterns of hysterectomy in the Oxford-Family Planning Association (Oxford-FPA) study in relation to age, parity, social class and calendar period (-1974, 1975-79. 1980-84, 1985-89). DESIGN: The Oxford-FPA study is a …
review
1988
Hysterectomy is performed much less frequently in Britain than in North America, Australia and some European countries. Various theories have been advanced to explain this lower rate of surgery. These include: fewer health care resources (h…