Open AccessIncidence of self‐reported pelvic pain and risk factors for pain 1 year after benign hysterectomy: A register study from the Swedish National Quality Registry for Gynecological Surgery
Author(s) -
Grundström Hanna,
Fredrikson Mats,
Alehagen Siw,
Berterö Carina,
Kjølhede Preben
Publication year - 2023
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.1111/aogs.14455
Subject(s) - medicine , hysterectomy , pelvic pain , odds ratio , endometriosis , incidence (geometry) , confidence interval , abdominal pain , cohort study , surgery , obstetrics , gynecology , physics , optics
The primary aim of this study was to determine the incidence of patient‐reported pain 1 year after hysterectomy for benign gynecological conditions in relation to occurrence of preoperative pain. The secondary aim was to analyze clinical risk factors for pain 1 year after the hysterectomy in women with and without preoperatively reported pelvic/lower abdominal pain. Material and methods This was a historical cohort study using data from the Swedish National Quality Registry for Gynecological Surgery on 16 694 benign hysterectomies. Data were analyzed using multivariable logistic regression models. Results One year after surgery, 22.4% of women with preoperative pain reported pelvic pain and 7.8% reported de novo pelvic pain. For those with preoperative pain younger age (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.75, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.38–2.23 and aOR 1.21, 95% CI 1.10–1.34 for women aged <35 and 35–44 years, respectively), not being gainfully employed (aOR 1.43, 95% CI 1.26–1.63), pelvic pain as the main symptom leading to hysterectomy (aOR 1.51, 95% CI 1.19–1.90), endometriosis (aOR 1.18, 95% CI 1.06–1.31), and laparoscopic hysterectomy (aOR 1.30, 95% CI 1.07–1.58), were clinically relevant independent risk factors for pelvic/lower abdominal pain 1 year after surgery, as were postoperative complications within 8 weeks after discharge. Meanwhile, clinically relevant independent risk factors for reporting de novo pain 1 year after surgery were younger age (aOR 2.05, 95% CI 1.08–3.86 and aOR 1.29, 95% CI 1.04–1.60 for women aged <35 and 35–44 years, respectively), and postoperative complications within 8 weeks after discharge. Conclusions The incidence of pelvic pain and de novo pain 1 year after hysterectomy was relatively high. Women with and without reported preoperative pelvic/lower abdominal pain represented clinically different populations. The risk factors for pelvic pain seemed to differ in these two populations. The differences in risk factors could be taken into consideration in the preoperative counseling and in the decision‐making concerning method of hysterectomy, provided that large well‐designed studies confirm these risk factors.