FINHYST, a prospective study of 5279 hysterectomies: complications and their risk factors.

Background: Hysterectomy guidelines highlight an increase in urinary tract injuries with laparoscopic hysterectomy (LH). This national survey analyses complications of LH, abdominal hysterectomy (AH) and vaginal hysterectomy (VH).

Methods: A prospective cohort undergoing hysterectomy for benign indications during 2006 was drawn from 53 hospitals in Finland; all communal hospitals participated.

FINHYST 2006--national prospective 1-year survey of 5,279 hysterectomies.

Background: In Finland, the number of hysterectomies during one decade has decreased by 34%. The national prospective FINHYST study in 1996 showed abdominal hysterectomy (AH) as being most common: 58%. In Finland since 2002, vaginal hysterectomy (VH) has been most preferred, with laparoscopic hysterectomy (LH) surpassing AH in 2005.

National learning curve for laparoscopic hysterectomy and trends in hysterectomy in Finland 2000-2005.

Background: Complications of laparoscopic hysterectomy (LH) have been evaluated with particular focus on quantities of urinary tract injuries. An earlier survey in the 1990s on LH in Finland indicated a decreasing trend in complications; our aim was to evaluate the current complications and hysterectomy trends.

Methods: All hysterectomies in Finland performed for benign indication from 2000 to 2005 (n = 56 130) were included, data were obtained from the Finnish hospital care register.