Research Article

Changes in Hysterectomy Route and Adnexal Removal for Benign Disease in Australia 2001–2015: A National Population-Based Study

Box 1

Search strategy. descriptors for benign disease extracted.
Descriptor XIII “Gynaecological procedures”
“Uterus”    Blocks 1259–1273
   Block 1263 Destructive procedures of uterus
    15622-0   Endoscopic endometrial ablation
   Block 1268 Abdominal
    35653-00   Subtotal abdominal hysterectomy
    35653-01   Total abdominal hysterectomy
    35653-02   Abdominal hysterectomy with unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
    35653-03   Abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
    35653-04   Abdominal hysterectomy with removal of adnexae
   Block 1269 Vaginal
    35657-00   Vaginal hysterectomy
    35673-00   Vaginal hysterectomy with unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
    35673-02   Vaginal hysterectomy with removal of adnexae
    35673-01   Vaginal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
    Laparoscopic
    35750-00   Laparoscopically-assisted vaginal hysterectomy
    35753-00   Laparoscopically-assisted vaginal hysterectomy with unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
    35753-01   Laparoscopically-assisted vaginal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
    35766-00   Laparoscopically-assisted vaginal hysterectomy proceeding to abdominal hysterectomy
    35766-03   Laparoscopically-assisted vaginal hysterectomy proceeding to abdominal hysterectomy with removal of adnexae
    From 2008:
    90448-00   Subtotal laparoscopic abdominal hysterectomy
    90448-01   Total laparoscopic abdominal hysterectomy
    90448-02   Total laparoscopic abdominal hysterectomy with removal of adnexae.