Pelvic floor consequences of cesarean delivery on maternal request in women with a single birth: A cost-effectiveness analysis

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 147-160

  Xu, Xiao ^a   Ivy, Julie S ^b   Patel, Divya A ^a   Patel, Sejal N ^c   Smith, Dean G ^c   Ransom, Scott B ^d   Fenner, Dee ^a   Delancey, John O L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIS FLOOR; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; TRIAL OF LABOR;

ALGORITHMS; CESAREAN SECTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; GRAVIDITY; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PELVIC FLOOR; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TRIAL OF LABOR; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 75749121468     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2009.1404     Document Type: Article

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